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On today's podcast episode, we discuss why Amazon is pulling back from "Just Walk Out" technology, how the Atlantic magazine turned things around, what will ignite TV shopping, whether LinkedIn testing TikTok-like videos is a good move, what science says about how to be happy, and more. Tune into the discussion with vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.

From AI-powered smartphones to virtual shopping assistants, AI is becoming a powerful force in daily digital interactions鈥攔eshaping how people live, work, and shop.

On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the differences between how US and UK consumers shop for groceries. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank two grocery stores doing digital well, two taking an alternate approach, and why both can work. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Blake Droesch and Carina Perkins.

These are the findings from a survey of 9,000 consumers in Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the UK, and the US, conducted in October 2023 by Opinium Research. By the numbers: In this survey, customers鈥� reasons for choosing their primary banks aligned with our previous findings.

Premiere Spotlight, Pinterest鈥檚 newest ad format tied to search, gives advertisers a prominent position atop the search results page for 24 hours, along with in-app links to shopping options. This type of placement isn鈥檛 available on other social platforms, but we expect they鈥檒l eventually add it. Test shopping integrations.

We start with our vice president of content who heads up our retail and E-commerce team based out of New York City. Ladies and gentlemen, of course, Suzy Davidkhanian. Suzy Davidkhanian:. Hi. You forgot to mention proud Canadian. Marcus Johnson:. That wasn't by accident. We're also joined by one of our senior analysts who is on that retail and E-commerce team based in the UK on the South Coast.

Peter Newman:. ... to an e-commerce site. So that's where the measurement difficulty comes in. Marcus Johnson:. Yeah, absolutely. Max, what's your take here? Max Willens:. So I feel like e-commerce search was always destined to be more atomized. I mean, even though Amazon does sell something close to everything, people are specialized and our picky about the particular goods that they want.

She explains that in one instance, British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on AI in the 70s and 80s. That showed us a new way to use computers through artificial neural networks. Ms.

Sam's Club is a big one and Walmart also offers it where shoppers can use their mobile phones, through the app, through the retailer app, and they can scan bar codes and add products to their cart as they shop in the store and then pay through the app. So it's very seamless.

The ad went viral because it ran when the skies were choked with smoke from the fires in Canada. OOH formats are in a new normal. Although down from its peak, billboards鈥� share of total OOH in Q1 2023 was still nearly 9 percentage points greater than it was in Q1 2020.

But at the same time, we're looking at older population, also learning how to use e-commerce and fintech, and the upcoming older generation will also be a bit more tech-savvy. Bill Fisher:. And how can marketers benefit from in-store tech? Carina Perkins:.

Google and Meta banned news content in Canada in response to bills requiring them to pay publishers for content (though Google also has a $100 million deal with the New York Times). Recent issues with Google ad placements suggest the company is struggling to manage its own scale.

Also, don鈥檛 be afraid of price shopping. The cost of tools that offer similar features can sometimes vary dramatically.

So in Canada, RBC, the Royal Bank of Canada was a big presenting sponsor, Toyota was another, so big national advertisers. There's a lucrative aspect to being a presenting sponsor, so they're in front of everybody for a couple of weeks.

The first one is low hanging fruit, and that's e-commerce. So I started covering e-commerce around like 2009, I think, and their website takes me right back to 2009. It really has not changed much. Their app is a little bit better, which they have been focusing on.

The updated policy, which applies to the US and Canada, prohibits advertisers from targeting 鈥渙ffers relating to credit or products or services related to credit lending, banking products, and services, or certain financial planning and management services鈥� to audiences based on 鈥済ender, age, parental status, marital status, or ZIP code,鈥� per Google.

Read this next for a deeper dive into forecasted adoption rates of genAI in banking chatbots in the US, Canada, and the UK. GenAI-powered chatbots are already taking off on social media platforms鈥攜ou can read more about them here, and why we think they may end up directing more search activity to social media.

The company is notifying some users in the UK and Canada that their 鈥渂asic鈥� subscription plan is being discontinued, and users will either have to opt for a cheaper, ad-supported tier or take a more expensive ad-free option. Netflix previously canceled its Basic tier for new subscribers in Canada, the US, and UK last summer. The ongoing phaseout is for existing subscribers.

Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Canada complete the top 10. So you probably would've noticed that nine out of 10 of those countries are Northern European countries. As of 2022, coffee was the second most imported commodity in the world beat only by oil, and it's the second most popular beverage on the planet behind only water. Is water popular? Feel like it's essential. Jasmine Enberg:.

You mentioned state to state and you talked about Canada as well. Paul, tell us about what's gone on in Canada since GDPR came into being? Paul Briggs:. Sure, yeah. Soon after GDPR became a topic on organization's minds five years ago, privacy reform in Canada has been shot to the top of the legislative agenda. Sad to say that that privacy reform has not been enacted as of this year, 2023.

Offering objective research on key topics like retail and e-commerce trends for 2023, marketplace growth, direct selling strategies for CPG brands, and insights on Gen Z buying power, and more. Make informed decisions with confidence. Learn more today at insiderintelligence.com. Sara Lebow:. Hello, listeners. Today is Wednesday, September 20th.

JPMorgan won this ranking, followed by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). AI talent wars: Capital One and JPMorgan both secured a significant mass of AI-related talent relative to their total number of employees鈥攕omething FIs will need to prioritize if they want to keep up. Staff with AI talent know they鈥檙e in high demand. For every three AI hires in the financial sector, FIs lose two.

The question is, so Mother's Day was this past Sunday in the US and in Canada. Shout out to my mom who is a devoted listener. Do you guys know what the most popular Mother's Day gift is in the us? Suzy Davidkhanian (01:36):. Wait, by volume or by unit? By dollar volume or by unit? Sara Lebow (01:40):. By percentage of people buying it. Suzy Davidkhanian (01:42):. Flowers. Sarah Marzano (01:43):.

On today's episode, we discuss what the biggest impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) will be, whether time spent with ad-supported media is falling, why Lululemon is looking to sell its connected fitness company Mirror, the battle between SMS and email, what makes a shopping experience convenient, which country could see its population cut in half; and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, and analysts Blake Droesch and Paul Verna.