Well, the recent article from the Economist was titled The rise of the $40,000 gym membership: When it comes to working out, consumers want either luxury or thrift. It explains that in May, luxury gym Equinox over in the States launched a membership that costs $40,000 a year. That's half the median household income in America.
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On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss what we are paying close attention to this holiday season, how much more the holiday season has been pulled forward, and besides being earlier than everyone else, which holiday strategies will work? Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank one projected winner and one retailer that needs help this holiday season. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Zak Stambor.
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| Jul 24, 2023
On today's episode, we discuss what happened to Silicon Valley Bank, its knock-on effect on the media and retail worlds, and how this is affecting advertisers. Tune in to the discussion with our director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Jenna McNamee.
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| Mar 22, 2023
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss points of tension around Trader Joe's and other cult grocery brands. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four private label grocery brands people go out of their way for—and why. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analyst Zak Stambor.
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| Apr 25, 2023
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.
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| Jun 18, 2024
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| Jun 12, 2024
TV measurement infrastructures were built for and around Nielsen, which means it takes a lot of effort and money to set things up for multiple currencies, or any non-Nielsen currency at all, and not every advertiser, or network, has that luxury. So accreditation is a helpful PR boost, but Nielsen would've been fine without it.
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| Apr 28, 2023
But it's pretty impressive, last year Lego had an annual revenue of about $9 billion and boasted operating profit margins that exceeded the luxury conglomerate LVMH and luxury space car manufacturer Ferrari. So it's pretty incredible what they've done. Max Willens:. Not bad for a second act. Marcus Johnson:. You say he moved from...
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| Oct 6, 2023
Yeah, I think what's going to be different this year, if you look at past instances of brand safety issues, marketers have generally looked the other way after some of those issues flared up on Facebook and Google and YouTube and Twitter, they've paused their advertising, but then they've quietly gone back, and I don't know if they're going to have that luxury this year because of the escalating instances
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| Jan 11, 2024
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we conduct a physical examination of the US retail space: what do our new forecasts tell us, which categories are leading the charge (or struggling), and how is the banking debacle weighing on consumers purchasing decisions? Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four symptoms to pay attention to over the coming months. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Zak Stambor.
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| Apr 11, 2023
Up and down: Did retail fintech VC funding increase or decrease in Q1 2025? A) Increase B) Decrease. VC funding for retail fintech dropped 37.8% from the previous quarter to $1.9 billion, according to PitchBook’s Retail Fintech VC Trends report. April 29, 2025. What percentage of consumers who prefer digital wallets would be willing to pay a fee to receive their money instantly?
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| Aug 26, 2024
At retail, a lot of the terminals weren't equipped to play a sound and that's how it was designed was for the terminal that was owned by the retailer to play it. So it runs into that kind of like the technology at retail issue that sort of comes up quite a bit. And also retailers didn't want the sound playing in their spaces, they were seeing it as disruptive.
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| Sep 27, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how retail media is meeting the demand for full funnel campaigns, what folks are building to help with measurement, and how in-store audio can upgrade the experience. "In Other News," we talk about whether there is enough money to go around in retail media and why performance marketers are shifting their priorities to brand building. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Sarah Marzano and Ryan Mayward, SVP of retail sales at Walmart Connect.
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| Apr 30, 2024
On today’s episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analysts Paul Briggs, Matteo Ceurvels, and Carina Perkins to talk about the upcoming crowning of King Charles III in the UK, other major events around the world, and what sort of effects they will have on retail and marketing.
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| Apr 21, 2023
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| Mar 26, 2024
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the sizes of different digital marketplaces, what their unique selling points are, and why smaller retailers are building out their own. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us four spicy predictions about the future of digital marketplaces. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts forecasting analyst Whitney Birdsall and analyst Sky Canaves.
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| Jun 27, 2023
So those then tend to be a bit harder to reach outside of the luxury items, but it is a great way to target a more educated and more well off populace, since they are spending a bit more time with the podcast medium and they're a bit more engaged when they're listening to these types of content.
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| Nov 27, 2023
On today's episode, we present our first-ever live recorded podcast segment of "Behind the Numbers Reimagining Retail," recorded during our "Attention!" summit. In the episode, hosts Sara Lebow and Marcus Johnson quiz our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian against her retail team—analysts Sky Canaves, Blake Droesch, and Zak Stambor—in a game show focused around consumer shopping behavior, how people perceive resale value, and whether folks want to use AR to shop.
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| Mar 7, 2023
Especially here at eMarketer, we're covering this frequently, the next wave of retail media, commerce media, but what was holding me back from being more excited was thinking a bit about when they're Targeting these consumers. So usually ads are more impactful if people are in the midst of shopping or seeking inspiration or browsing for products or services.
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| Jun 21, 2024
Especially here at eMarketer, we're covering this frequently, the next wave of retail media, commerce media, but what was holding me back from being more excited was thinking a bit about when they're Targeting these consumers. So usually ads are more impactful if people are in the midst of shopping or seeking inspiration or browsing for products or services.
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| Jun 14, 2024
And since then we've had retail media become immensely important and immensely popular among marketers.
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| Jan 12, 2024
So the Mets, by contrast are getting paid $270 million and if you take in the luxury tax, it comes out to actually $380 million. So the Mets will probably have a much better season than the 1985 Braves did. But given how much more money they've spent due to how baseball and professional sports has changed, they're still spending money pretty spectacularly terribly. Marcus Johnson:.
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