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Though Amazon and search engines like Google are the No. 1 and No. 2 places consumers start their search for products online, per Jungle Scout鈥檚 Q2 2024 Consumer Trends report, they face competition from other retailers like Walmart and Target, as well as social platforms like TikTok and Pinterest. The catch: Visual search hasn鈥檛 hit mainstream adoption.

Now, retail clinic operators such as CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart are reducing their physical footprints, scaling back their primary care endeavors, or closing altogether. On the grocery side, increased store traffic at locations with clinics compared with sites lacking them could be attributed to those regional chains having small overall footprints, per Placer.ai.

Amazon, Target, and Walmart are launching holiday promotions in early October. Even so, Cyber Monday and Black Friday will still be the two biggest online shopping days of the year. We expect Cyber Monday ecommerce sales will grow 7.8% YoY to $13.93 billion, and Black Friday ecommerce sales will increase 5.5% to $10.76 billion.

Consumers are using the internet and social media to a great extent for healthcare purposes. Here鈥檚 what healthcare and pharma marketers need to know about how online-acquired information influences patient action.

Nicole Silberstein of Retail Touchpoints was noting that there are all kinds of companies who either have one or working on one saying Walmart, Amazon, target, Victoria Secret, IKEA, Instacart, et cetera. Are we going to just live in a world where we have 50 different agents working for us at any moment? Jacob Bourne (15:45):.

Retail media networks, led by platforms like Walmart Connect, are also incorporating non-endemic advertisers. This strategy uses first-party data to offer targeted ads beyond traditional product catalogs, enhancing revenue opportunities and future-proofing advertising strategies.

And then also big box folks like Walmart, Walmart pharmacy customers, you also noting in an article that they can now add prescription medication to same-day delivery orders. (11:27):. And so folks, as well as the discount retailers, Dollar General, folks like that where people can buy some of the groceries they would've bought inside of these pharmacies, they will get them there.

Walmart has made its store more accessible, offering low-sensory shopping times during the 2023 holiday season for customers sensitive to music and light in-store, said our analyst Sarah Marzano. The No. 1 reason respondents to a CivicScience survey said they鈥檇 shop online this holiday season was to avoid crowds. 2. Offering excessive discounting.

Fashion shoppers are most likely to convert into buyers for new brands or styles on retail sites such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Macy鈥檚. Discovery happens most often in-store, but online convenience is compelling. Retailer websites and apps generate more conversions across the categories of clothing, shoes, and accessories.

Consumers are holding up: The Commerce Department data underscores the resilience of the US consumer, even as shoppers are more careful鈥攐r, in the words of Walmart CFO John David Rainey, more 鈥渃hoiceful, discerning, [and] value-seeking鈥� with their expenditures.

And for reward redemption, the brand recognizes member feedback with options including cash payouts via Venmo or PayPal and gift cards from Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Visa. Consumers seek a smoother path to rewards and expanded options for redemption.

But they still have much work to do to steal share from Amazon Ads and Walmart Connect, the latter of which is No. 2 in buyer awareness and activity. Download our survey data in full here. Our complete estimates for retail media ad spending in Canada can be accessed via our website鈥檚 interactive forecast module. Retail media is now a major digital advertising channel.

Retailers have been quick to fill the gap: Walmart is using its premium bettergoods label鈥攚hich features products like pineapple fried rice-flavored crackers鈥攖o hone its appeal among wealthier shoppers, while Kroger has launched nearly 600 private label products so far this year.

Walmart pharmacy recently rolled out a similar type of a service. I just dealt with a situation where CVS couldn't have the medication that the doctor prescribed for me. They said, "Maybe a week, maybe two weeks, check back." You call them and no one picks up. And it's just like people are not happy with this experience, and if you can use online channels to improve that experience, why the heck not?

I mean, Walmart has the money to take these kinds of risks. Every time we put this list together, Arielle, Becky, and I are like, "We don't want to put Amazon and Walmart at the top. They're always at the top. They're always on the list."

While the lion鈥檚 share of that money will go to Amazon鈥攚ith Walmart as a distant second鈥攔etailers that can offer brands the ability to reach new or incremental audiences, access their first-party data, and deliver strong return on ad spend have a better chance of standing out in a crowded field.

The acquisition also highlights the importance of retail media, where brands invest in advertising within retailer environments like Amazon, Walmart, and Target to gain better visibility. Publicis also sees this acquisition as an opportunity to further expand its presence in retail media networks (RMNs), a rapidly growing sector projected to reach$140 billion in ad spending this year.

For a small number of retailers like Walmart and Amazon, that value will be scale. But for most other retailers, factors like regional loyalty, demographic specificity, and the ability to offer unique insights via first-party data, will be differentiators. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to make sure that you鈥檙e ready to present that in a clearly articulated way,鈥� Marzano said.

The news: Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart allegedly broke India鈥檚 antitrust laws by giving a small group of sellers preferential treatment, according to two separate investigations by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) reported by Reuters. Both companies deny the charges and will likely file objections before the CCI imposes fines.

That backtracking has allowed third-party affiliates鈥攊ncluding Amazon, MagicLinks, LTK, and Walmart鈥攖o flourish on social platforms. YouTube鈥檚 new Affiliate Hub could siphon some affiliate energies away from third-party services, as TikTok Shop Affiliate has done. But competition is fierce, especially as platforms like LTK venture into the social sphere with new TikTok-like features.

A more competitive market has knocked some virtual care players out, such as Walmart Health and Optum earlier this year. And it鈥檚 caused the stock price of legacy players like Teladoc (down ~60% year to date) and Amwell (down ~68%) to nosedive. Yet other companies are adding capabilities to their telehealth platforms. Startup Fabric recently acquired Walmart鈥檚 telehealth business, MeMD.

46.6% of US internet users are also Amazon Prime members, nearly two times as many as Costco (25.1%), the No. 2 biggest retail membership , according to data from Comscore.

Consumers traded down to private labels and shifted spend to less expensive retailers such as Aldi, Walmart, and Temu. However, many of the retailers that benefited from the last surge of inflation may struggle to keep prices low if they鈥檙e facing steep tariffs. Trump鈥檚 plan to deport millions would dampen consumer demand.

Asia-Pacific remained a global hotspot in 2023, with six of the top 10 fastest-growing retail ecommerce markets worldwide. In particular, China's online shopping market showed signs of resiliency, with growth rates in the double digits.