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Retailers are feeling the ripple effects of new tariffs as consumers brace for higher prices. While some shoppers accept the trade-off, many are already adjusting their habits鈥攆rom cutting back on fast food to seeking out deals. To stay competitive, brands must focus on value, transparency, and smart messaging. Here are five key stats on how tariffs are shaking things up.

This is the first installment of our 鈥淯K Ad Spending Benchmarks鈥� series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.鈥�

Canada ranked No. 2 globally in cross-border retail ecommerce buyer penetration, according to our December 2024 forecasts. More than half (56.1%) of digital buyers were forecast to make transactions outside of the country (mostly the US) in 2025. But tariffs on US consumer goods and services will reduce demand significantly.

Samsung Ads launches Creative Canvas to streamline interactive CTV ads: It aims to capture midmarket brands focused on speed and engagement.

But diving into advertising can help the company diversify its revenues and give it a needed boost, We forecast FMN ad spending will jump 103.11% YoY in 2025, hitting about $710 million.

The initiative aims to get customers to pay with all of PayPal鈥檚 payment solutions鈥攆rom debit cards to buy now, pay later鈥攅verywhere they shop. Debit card TPV grew 64% YoY in Q1, and the number of Venmo and PayPal debit card users shot up almost 80% YoY. BNPL volume grew more than 20% YoY in Q1, and its monthly active accounts that use the service increased 18% YoY.

Without de minimis, those businesses are now on more equal footing with their domestic counterparts, although the agile supply chains of the largest Chinese ecommerce players will continue to offer an advantage. The crackdown will also affect Amazon, which uses the exemption to offer ultra-low prices on its Amazon Haul marketplace.

While Reddit鈥檚 advertising growth is slowing compared with 2024, it鈥檚 still positioning itself as a serious player for SMBs who want alternatives to traditional social platforms. These updates are meant to lower the barrier to entry by reducing campaign setup time and improving signal quality鈥攂oth key for advertisers working with limited budgets.

Click here to view our full forecast for US livestreaming retail ecommerce buyers. Livestreaming ecommerce isn鈥檛 as big in the US as it is in China, but it has proven to be tenable. Its popularity in China, where 47.2% of digital buyers will be livestream buyers, remains unmatched.

Retailers that provide access to specific consumers with distinct shopping behaviors may see their competitive edge eroded. And advertisers that don鈥檛 take context into account may invest unwisely. Some retailers will adopt a 鈥測es ... and鈥� approach to measurement by providing two versions of some KPIs.

The news: Magna鈥檚 updated spring 2025 ad spending forecast lowered its ad revenues outlook for the year ahead due to 鈥渦ncertain times.鈥�. The forecast reduced its 2025 ad sales growth prediction to 4.3%, down from the 4.9% growth projected in December.

US ad spend on financial media networks (FMNs) will more than double in 2025 and again in 2026. But with just $710 million projected in US ad spend in 2025, per June 2024 蘑菇AV forecast, FMN ad spend will be 18 times smaller than retail media network (RMN) ad spend.

Ranked by the average time to walk to key amenities, and the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of key amenities: schools, hospitals, restaurants, shops, things like that. Can you guess number one? Paul Verna (02:18):. Are we talking just in the US or worldwide? Marcus Johnson (02:21):. Worldwide. And I can give you a hint if you want the hint. Daniel Konstantinovic (02:27):.

Almost half (45%) of advertisers are planning on reducing overall ad spend. Of those, 60% expect ad budgets will drop by 6% to 10%, while 22% expect a drop between 11% and 20%.