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Alibaba鈥檚 domestic ecommerce growth signals promise for China鈥檚 retail landscape: However, price-conscious consumers and a trade war could derail recovery.

US retail and ecommerce sales will maintain stable growth over the next five years, with pockets of opportunity emerging from new digital consumers and mobile-first online shopping trends.

Egg prices are up, and so are consumers鈥� concerns about affording groceries amid rising cases of avian flu, inflation, and President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs. Here鈥檚 how grocery shopping may change in the year ahead and what retailers need to know.

Three-quarters of shoppers are open to genAI recommendations: Interest in AI-powered tools is growing as consumers look for ways to make better decisions.

Key stat: 66% of US adults are unaware of, haven鈥檛 used, or aren鈥檛 interested in augmented reality (AR) shopping apps as of January 2024, according to a January 2025 蘑菇AV and CivicScience study.

Chinese ecommerce platforms seek new paths for growth: Temu expands into South Korea amid challenges in Western markets.

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.鈥�

Waiting in line is a major turnoff for shoppers: Frustrations are rising as anti-theft measures and understaffed stores lead to ballooning wait times.

Online reviews are vital to the shopping experience, but a growing wariness of fake reviews and AI's escalation of the problem has recently spurred governments to act.

One-third of US shoppers stay updated on their favorite brands by proactively visiting their website, according to a September 2024 survey from Gale Group.

Amazon鈥檚 latest test could transform how shoppers engage with the ecommerce platform: The retailer鈥檚 mobile search results will feature links to products not available on its site.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss how TikTok Shop has changed the way people shop on social media, how the brands who sell on the platform will be impacted if TikTok goes away, and what they should be thinking about next. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analyst Sky Canaves and Vice President and Principal Analyst Jasmine Enberg.

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.