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Cook said Apple has its strongest lineup ever going into the holiday season, though iPhone hardware updates were minimal. The iPhone 16鈥檚 AI addition only supports English. Other languages鈥攊ncluding Chinese, Spanish, and French鈥攚on鈥檛 be added until April.

Marks & Spencer, Tesco flag challenges as UK economy weakens: Confidence is slumping due to concerns over tax hikes and sluggish consumer demand.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss the elements of the Lego flywheel, how its remained relevant across demographics, and what other brands and retailers can learn from its success. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analyst Sky Canaves and Senior Analyst Zak Stambor.

Prime Day 2024 shatters records yet again as consumers stock up on essentials: Shoppers spent $14.2 billion online, spurred by significant discounts and the chance to get a head start on back-to-school needs.

Amazon鈥檚 ad portal crashes during Prime Day: Though sales are unlikely to be impacted, the outage highlighted tensions between Amazon and sellers.

Amazon鈥檚 pricing and returns policies draw complaints from sellers: Merchants flag lost revenues, higher fees, and inadequate seller support as reasons for their discontent.

A lot of people see that, or it seems like Amazon was hoping that would be they're going to kick off to the holiday sales, and it hasn't quite been. Do you think Amazon puts in another shopping holiday somewhere, November 1st perhaps, to try to make that the very, very beginning of the true holiday sales period? Rachel Wolff (07:13):.

TikTok is tied with Instagram as Gen Zers鈥� top destination for social commerce, with more than half (54%) planning to shop for holiday gifts on the app this year. As livestream shopping slowly gains currency with US shoppers, TikTok is poised to benefit鈥攁ssuming it can avoid a ban. Go further: Read our report on The US Online Marketplace Shopper.

It overlaps with the holiday season and a big cyber five period and they saw price per ad jump a pretty significant amount. I think it was 14%. Just shows that there's strong demand for this ad format among retailers or eCommerce brands. Yeah, I think that AI is really helping this company out a lot. Marcus Johnson:. Yep. Yeah, they sound good to me.

Netflix鈥檚 Q4 revenues rise 16%: Record 19M new subscribers boost ad-tier uptake and live sports engagement.

Media layoffs surge: The Washington Post lost $100 million last year, while Vox and HuffPost cut staff as publishers face financial pressures.

Providing shoppers access to the best deals will be important this holiday season. 鈥淐oming into the holiday season, we know prices and deals are very important,鈥� said Rincon, citing that 70% of shoppers say saving money is their most significant consistent need when online shopping. Google updates its shopping graph every two hours, ensuring shoppers get the latest deals.

NBCU will have to pay extra to keep the Macy鈥檚 parade: The retailer wants $60 million for a new Thanksgiving Day broadcast contract.

Whether or not MAM is currently a core strategy, consider exploring its potential to safeguard profit margins this holiday season. MAM can be particularly effective for multi-category product lines and during specific event periods like tentpole sales or seasonal peaks. By taking a proactive approach, you can ensure a more profitable and less stressful pre- and post-holiday period.

Amazon鈥檚 BNPL partners鈥擜ffirm and Citi鈥攍ikely benefited from growing consumer demand for the tool

OpenAI rolls out free search to capture shoppers during a peak ecommerce season, offering price comparisons and product links just when consumers need them most

The holiday shopping season鈥檚 peak: The strong results demonstrate how important Cyber Monday and the rest of the Cyber Five are to retailers鈥� overall holiday sales. The Cyber Five remains the apex of the holiday shopping season. However, it will account for a smaller share of sales than in years past.