Amazon dominates in the US, but Mercado Libre is a major player in Latin America, and in China, Alibaba, JD.com, and Meituan contribute to ad inventory, our Worldwide Retail Media Ad Spending Forecast 2024 report noted. 5. Retail media will make up more than half of US search ad spend growth. Retail media will drive US search ad spend growth in the US in 2024 and beyond.
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| Feb 16, 2024
When shoppers are ready to pay, the system will automatically display a roster of items for checkout. Sensei’s tech is GDPR-compliant, meaning it doesn’t collect or store any biometric information.
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| Oct 23, 2024
However, consumers are increasingly utilizing newer subcategories of ecommerce:. Livestreaming commerce. We predict that livestream ecommerce—conducted via retail websites or social networks—will outgrow overall ecommerce this year (19.0% versus 8.0%). Social commerce. Though slowing, social will still outpace total ecommerce, growing 13.2% year over year (YoY).
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| Jan 11, 2023
I think the UK is quite interesting because the UK's actually a very mature e-commerce market and in terms of penetration, e-commerce as a percentage of total retail sales, it's actually ahead of the US. But I think as Paul mentioned, it perhaps comes down to scale.
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| Jun 23, 2023
Merchants have continued to sell products on TikTok, but transactions are being rerouted to shopping sites like Tokopedia and Shopee for completion, according to Tech in Asia. Predictions. TikTok may choose to launch a standalone ecommerce app in Indonesia. Introducing a separate online shopping platform may revive its ecommerce business in the country.
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| Dec 5, 2023
Chipotle and Taco Bell’s same-store sales grew around 5% in Q4: Chipotle’s smoked brisket and Taco Bell’s nostalgic menu items proved to be customer magnets.
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| Feb 6, 2025
This year, TikTok will pull in 22 times the ad revenues of fellow fast-grower Mercado Libre($1.02 billion), but Latin America’s largest ecommerce retailer will rapidly ascend the advertising ranks in the coming years. Amazon will get a growth boost from its OTT video service.
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| Jun 5, 2024
Netflix’s Q4 revenues rise 16%: Record 19M new subscribers boost ad-tier uptake and live sports engagement.
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| Jan 22, 2025
Go further: Check out our latest US Retail Ecommerce Marketplaces forecast for more on what Amazon and other retailers are doing to grow marketplace sales.
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| Aug 31, 2023
New tariffs and policy uncertainty are raising prices, stalling guidance, and pushing shoppers toward discount channels, especially in ecommerce and essential goods. Tech companies face rising regulatory and tariff pressure.
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| Apr 29, 2025
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With so much first-party shopper data and ad experience, Prime Video has the potential to target specific and effective ads, maximizing return on ad spend for advertisers. Prime Video ads will start out in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada in early 2024, then expand to France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia later in the year, according to a company statement.
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| Jan 11, 2024
Because if you're on a Costco property, you're most likely a Costco shopper, but not the category shopper. Depends on if they're onsite or offsite. But then there are the ones that they're trying to win back, which are the lapsed customers. Then there are the ones that they know have left, recently left, or are in the process of leaving and all the signs are pointing towards that.
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| Jan 22, 2025
TikTok Shop, which has made big gains in the US, could eat into its opportunity; why go to Pinterest to shop when you can do all that and more elsewhere? B2B marketing also saw notable gains. LinkedIn hit a milestone with more than 1 billion members worldwide. The professional networking giant’s revenues increased 10% YoY in its fiscal Q1 FY25 (ended September 30, 2024).
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| Nov 22, 2024
Tariffs could add $12,000 to new car prices, drive up costs for electronics, and inflate grocery bills. Marketers must pivot to value-driven messaging as economic uncertainty reshapes spending.
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| Mar 4, 2025
After acknowledging recent missteps, Ulta is launching a curated third-party marketplace and improving personalization in its ecommerce experience. Wolff noted it's a smart retail media move, echoing strategies used by Best Buy and Amazon.
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| Mar 31, 2025
Our Christmica gift shopping as we call it in my mix household. So as I was shelling out dollars upon dollars, it occurred to me or I decided to ask ChatGPT the question of who in the world or where in the world do they spend the most on Christmas gifts? I did ask for Christmas.
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| Dec 13, 2024
Բ’s ecommerce disruptors will get disrupted. Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop face a reckoning following breakneck worldwide expansion. The crop of mobile-first ecommerce players with roots in China have taken off with consumers around the world.
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| Nov 14, 2024
The service may incentivize more shoppers to pay with the BNPL provider, and it may also bring Klarna key data benefits
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| Feb 16, 2024
Domestic retailers in smaller markets, like Canada, have been slow to develop ecommerce channels, resulting in Amazon's dominance. Canada’s lag was acute in the past decade, especially versus the US. Though domestic retail has now developed advanced ecommerce channels, Amazon’s outsize share of sales persists. Survey says: Thumbs up for retail media.
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| Jan 17, 2024
In Q3, retailers struggled with shopping trends upended by extreme summer weather along with a threat of incoming tariffs.
Here’s how they addressed these challenges in their Q3 earnings calls and what it could mean for the industry heading into 2025.
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| Nov 27, 2024
This year, streaming services will finally earn more than traditional TV in subscription revenues.
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| Jan 22, 2025