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| Sep 17, 2024
Source: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB); Alter Agents
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| Sep 17, 2024
Source: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB); Alter Agents
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| Sep 17, 2024
Source: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB); Alter Agents
Aligned with existing guidelines for online retail media, the new in-store standards ensure consistency across digital and in-store ad placements. The new standards categorize retail spaces into five sections: exterior, entrance, checkout, in-aisle, and other store perimeter areas. In-store ad formats include digital screens, audio, connected shopping experiences, and experimental ads.
Article
| Sep 23, 2024
Publicis acquires Mars United Commerce: The deal strengthens holding company’s ability to offer commerce media solutions.
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| Sep 20, 2024
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| Feb 28, 2025
Source: ĢAV; Bizrate Insights
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| Jan 28, 2025
TikTok Shop, which debuted in the US in September 2023, is a hefty contributor to the nation’s commerce sales and buyer growth. Our take: TikTok’s edge in SOV positions it as a crucial channel for conversion and discovery and provides yet another data point proving its value to advertisers and marketers.
Article
| Jan 24, 2025
US apparel ecommerce sales are set to reach $263.18 billion by 2028. To take advantage of this opportunity, brands and retailers need to understand online sales trends as well as shopper behaviors and preferences.
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| Aug 30, 2024
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| Sep 19, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump's second term promises profound shifts across commerce, technology, and regulation that will reshape how businesses operate and consumers behave. As the president-elect prepares to take office, his policy priorities are already triggering market reactions and pivots from major corporations.
Article
| Jan 16, 2025
Amazon’s genAI push continues with new seller tools: The retailer released Project Amelia, an AI assistant to help sellers with queries and troubleshooting, alongside other features to improve the merchant and customer experience.
Article
| Sep 19, 2024
Digital sales will get a boost from mobile shopping during the holidays. Mcommerce retail sales will total $140.65 billion during the 2024 holiday season, up 13.4% YoY. Mcommerce now accounts for over half of online sales during the holidays.
Report
| Aug 20, 2024
Consumer behaviors will be shaped by continued uncertainty, heightened in an election year, and cultural trends spilling over into commerce (think Krispy Kreme and Ozempic). Retailers that lean into tech advancements and get back to basics will win.
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| Dec 14, 2023
This report analyzes shopping behavior in nine product categories, gauging the impact of traditional and digital media, as well as online and physical stores. This deck will:. Provide analysis of the key platforms that drive brand and product awareness. Break down the various research tools that consumers use in the mid-funnel consideration phase.
Report
| Aug 14, 2024
Meta, TikTok, and YouTube are focused on video commerce. All three platforms have rolled out shoppable video ad formats, which have been shown to boost conversion rates by as much as 30%, per Net Solutions.
Report
| Dec 1, 2023
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a flurry of [media advertising] activity from outside the retail sector,” our analyst Sarah Marzano said on an episode of the “Behind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail” podcast. Although retail kicked off the commerce media trends, financial services, travel companies, and intermediaries such as Instacart and Uber Eats are monetizing their customer data and setting up ad networks.
The rise of commerce media networks is changing the way advertisers approach targeting and how consumers interact with brands. Here are four predictions on these emerging trends.
Article
| Jul 22, 2024
Our annual report on ecommerce in Canada highlights our most recent forecasts for all flavors of retail, including brick-and-mortar, digital buying, and mobile commerce.
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| Aug 9, 2024
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| Feb 5, 2025
Source: Skai; Path to Purchase Institute
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| Sep 11, 2024
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| Sep 1, 2024
Source: ĢAV
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the differences between commerce media networks and retail media networks, how financial services and payment companies are leveraging media networks, who has been successful in the space so far, and who we expect to launch a media network in the next year. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sarah Marzano and Maria Elm.
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| Jul 16, 2024
Inditex bounces back after a rainy summer dented sales growth: The Zara parent reported a strong start to Q3 as shoppers responded positively to its product assortment.
Article
| Sep 11, 2024
Roblox wants to be an ecommerce platform: After a pilottesting physical goods sales with Walmart and E.l.f. Beauty, the gaming platform sees big potential in online sales.
Article
| Sep 9, 2024
Dramatic shifts are in the works for 2024, as genAI, changing media norms, and innovative commerce redefine the business landscape. Our top nine trends explore what’s in store.
Report
| Nov 28, 2023