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Dick鈥檚 Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker: The deal will significantly boost the big box retailer鈥檚 market share and bargaining power鈥攖hough it carries significant risk.

This deck provides critical data to help retailers benchmark their own ecommerce sales against the wider market.

This deck provides critical data to help retailers benchmark their own retail sales against the wider market.

Australia鈥檚 digital landscape is evolving fast, driven by shifting consumer behaviors, increasing ecommerce adoption, and changing media habits. Recent data reveals trends shaping digital spending, retail sales, and more.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a fast-growing and lucrative ecommerce market. To tap into growth in the country, retailers and brands need to understand what motivates consumers.

Prices for key industries like apparel could rise significantly, leading to consumers reducing spending. TikTok鈥檚 uncertain legal status is also likely to affect overall Q1 2025 ad spending. The app accounted for 4% of US digital ad spending in 2024, per our forecast.

Nobody knows what鈥檚 ahead: Macroeconomic turmoil and shifting tariff policies make forecasting a guessing game that many consumer brands are opting out of.

Off-price retailers like Burlington, Nordstrom Rack, Ross Stores, and TJX are thriving in the era of economic uncertainty as consumers鈥� financial anxieties drive them to seek cheaper places to purchase apparel, accessories, and home goods.

The company is shaking up the creative ranks at Christian Dior, its second-largest fashion label. It sold its stake in Stella McCartney鈥檚 namesake label back to the designer, although she will continue to advise the company on sustainability.

Tapestry dismisses impact of tariffs on FY performance as 鈥渋mmaterial鈥�: The Coach parent projected healthy growth as more Gen Zers and millennials pay full price for its bags.

鈥淢ade in USA鈥� is front and center for new Men鈥檚 Wearhouse collection: Tariffs are sharpening consumers鈥� focus on sourcing鈥攁nd the menswear and rental products retailer leans in.

The move signals the shoe giant's move to position itself back into team sports, but keeping its professional edge as well. Team sports are such a huge thing in this country, especially with kids, and so it signals a great move for them to try to stay competitive. Rachel Wolff:.

That number was even higher in April 2024, when 83% of UK consumers were members of supermarket loyalty programs, ahead of beauty and personal care (33%); restaurants (31%); and clothing, shoes, and accessories (29%), per Capterra. The UK鈥檚 leading supermarkets are driving loyalty participation with member pricing.

Because LLMs are designed to understand the context of conversational language, they can respond to thematic queries (e.g., 鈥渉elp me plan a Halloween party鈥�) and hyper-specific queries (e.g., 鈥渕en鈥檚 running shoes, size 11, blue鈥�). They can also be trained on specific sets of data鈥攍ike a retailer鈥檚 product catalog鈥攖o surface more relevant results. How will it create impact?

Wearables fade: Apple鈥檚 wearables, home, and accessories segment is plateauing, likely due to market saturation and slow sales for the Vision Pro. The Vision Pro accounted for just 5% of mixed-reality headset shipments in 2024, per TrendForce, compared with 73% for the Meta Quest. Many Apple customers already own devices like AirPods and, in a tight economic climate, might not want to upgrade.

Pinterest is particularly popular among mothers for providing inspiration on topics like crafts, decor, recipes, fashion, and shopping. Pinterest has nearly twice the reach among mothers compared with the total digital population (64.7% versus 31.9%), and use among mothers has increased in terms of unique visitors and time spent in the last year, according to Comscore鈥檚 MMX Multi-Platform.

Tariffs will have a wide ranging impact on prices, consumer sentiment: Warehouse clubs, off-price retailers, and discount grocers could have an edge in this challenging retail environment.

Shopping mall mainstay Claire鈥檚 balances being on trend for Gen Alpha with being a nostalgic brand for parents by leaning into pop culture, putting the right messaging on the right platforms, and staying in constant contact with core consumers.

While that can be problematic, creators aren鈥檛 alone in this: Fact-checking has also gone out of fashion among social executives, while 鈥渕isinformation鈥� has become a buzzword that encompasses everything from outright lies to viewpoints people disagree with. Read the full report, The Rise of Political and News Creators.

Brands keep quiet on sustainability this Earth Month: Green initiatives among retailers are few and far between due to anti-ESG campaigns and tariff concerns.

Most CEOs expect a recession and inflation: US consumers face significant uncertainty ahead, prompting them to pull back and focus spending on essentials.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how department stores are getting on, how they鈥檙e evolving, and what the contemporary department store needs to do to stick around. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Senior Analyst Carina Perkins.