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A lot happens in a week, so every Friday we're going to analyze all the new data and provide you with some of the key takeaways. Welcome to the Friday 5. This week, price comparisons drive online shopping, consumers consider their grocery necessities, and retail media proves its effectiveness to consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.

This includes loyalty programs that demonstrate actual value to cost-conscious customers, along with frictionless order fulfillment from multiple point-of-sale (POS) destinations. Restaurants should also make data-driven decisions regarding the development and marketing of menu items. Despite years of investments, utilizing data remains a challenge for the industry.

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.

The retailer also plans to add 27 small sortable fulfillment centers to its existing 109 facilities, and 16 large nonsortable fulfillment centers beyond the 116 it currently operates. Meanwhile, Walmart announced plans to open its fifth 鈥渘ext-generation鈥� fulfillment center in Stockton, California, in 2026.

Retail returns will top $1 trillion in 2025: But growth will slow as retailers impose stricter policies, albeit at the risk of hurting sales.

The year is nearly halfway over. As we prepare for H2, our analysts have been hard at work debating some very specific鈥攁nd potentially unlikely鈥攑redictions that could play out in the coming months. Everything from retail media standardization to drone delivery to AI partnerships is at play over the rest of 2024. Here are some of our analysts' hottest takes.

Category: Best fulfillment experience. Winner: Amazon. Why: 鈥淸Amazon] still has the fastest shipping times,鈥� Droesch said. New features like paying Prime members $10 to pick up their packages at a local Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, or Kohl鈥檚 store will help Amazon make inroads into the click-and-collect space.

In part two of this two-part podcast episode, we discuss some more predictions for 2024 that are too specific to be 100% certain about but could still come true, including: what happens next when measuring retail media, Starbuck's drone delivery pilot, and how the publisher/AI relationship will play out. Tune in to the discussion with our vice presidents of content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna and analyst Max Willens.

Since the pandemic, online ordering and delivery have become table stakes for the grocery industry. Retailers like Albertsons have begun to develop tools and capabilities that provide added value for customers, focusing on creating a more convenient experience. 鈥淐onsumers think about food 226 times a day, that鈥檚 a lot of cognitive load,鈥� said Jill Pavlovich, senior vice president of digital shopping experiences at Albertsons Cos. 鈥淪o we want to take the experience from a transactional one to a helpful set of tools that can help people manage this.鈥� Albertsons leveraged customer data to identify areas for improvement across its website and mobile app.

India will be a focus market for fashion brands in 2025: They鈥檙e counting on the country鈥檚 growing affluent population to offset weakness in China.

That鈥檚 one reason why Amazon and Walmart are ramping up their efforts to speed up last-mile fulfillment; Amazon noted that it sees an increase in sales, order frequency, and the types of items purchased in areas where it offers faster delivery.

Consumers are constantly discovering new products, but actually getting them to buy is a different story. Advertisers must ensure product information is accessible everywhere, as consumers use multiple channels for discovery, research, and purchasing products. Here are five key stats to know about the shopping journey.

Enterprises struggle to integrate AI agents with their existing tools and solutions, with 80% of IT leaders citing data integration as the key challenge.

These facilities are a key element to Amazon鈥檚 evolving fulfillment strategy, which includes expanding its same-day delivery network and pivoting to a regional model that features eight zones operating mostly independently.

Nearly half (48%) of US adults abandoned their online shopping cart at checkout because the extra costs (shipping, tax, fees) were too high, per a February 2024 survey from Baymard.

As Samsung and Google develop mixed-reality glasses, Apple and Meta refine their ecosystems. Cheaper, lighter devices could finally push AR/VR into the mainstream.

86% of US adults have used self-checkout, and 70% have used mobile apps for shopping, per a September 2024 study from Morning Consult.

In this report, we explore the world鈥檚 top region for retail and ecommerce, Asia-Pacific. Read on for a closer look at the markets in China, India, the Philippines, and more.

Yeah, I mean if you own all of this entire fulfillment network, then why not use it?

Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and regulatory scrutiny in the US and Western Europe, Chinese ecommerce giants are increasingly turning their focus to Asia-Pacific.

All eyes have been on streaming at this year鈥檚 upfronts. Sports are moving to digital, new (and old) trends are emerging for ad buying and delivery, and political advertising has been surprisingly quiet. Here are four themes that stood out this upfronts season.

DoorDash鈥檚 grocery business is booming, and Instacart is leaning on advertising to tide it over as its delivery volumes are down. Perhaps taking a cue from both, Uber Eats continues to add non-restaurant delivery partners while also building out its advertising platform.

Victoria鈥檚 Secret, Party City, and Lush Cosmetics are the newest retail partners DoorDash has added to its platform as it expands beyond restaurant delivery to offer customers on-demand delivery for alcohol, grocery, and convenience items.