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Port strike notwithstanding, companies are confident in their abilities to weather supply-chain disruptions: But a drawn-out shutdown could test that resilience as backlogs grow and costs rise.

The other option is to rely more heavily on air freight—an increasingly expensive proposition given that Chinese ecommerce companies like Shein, Temu, and AliExpress are gobbling up the majority of capacity.

Real-time payments adoption is still in its infancy in the US. But business and consumer demand are increasing, providing a growth opportunity for banks and customer-facing payment providers.

China’s manufacturing expertise is difficult to compete with: That has led some retailers to rethink supply chain diversification even as India, Latin America, and Vietnam gain traction as production hubs.

Latin America social network shifts to aid Instagram, TikTok, and Snap: Video-centric platforms are winning young users.

An example of the latter is Amazon Prime Video targeting using shopping history on the ecommerce platform. Additionally, retailers are opening their media networks to non-endemic buyers (brands that don’t usually sell through the retailer property but offer related products that appeal to certain user behaviors). In-store ad inventory also represents a growing opportunity.