This report analyzes shopping behavior in nine product categories, gauging the impact of traditional and digital media, as well as online and physical stores. This deck will:. Provide analysis of the key platforms that drive brand and product awareness. Break down the various research tools that consumers use in the mid-funnel consideration phase.
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| Aug 14, 2024
Amazon’s new Retail Ad Service, announced last week, is certainly the biggest retail media news of the year so far. In offering its ad-tech to power other retailers' media networks (RMNs), Amazon could disrupt how retail media operates for retailers, advertisers, vendors, and consumers alike.
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| Jan 13, 2025
It also excludes travel and event tickets; tips; digital goods or nonfungible tokens; subscriptions; payments such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers; food services and drinking place sales; and gambling and other vice goods sales. Gen Zers and young millennials are driving growth in social shopping. Unsurprisingly, Gen Zers are the most prolific social shoppers.
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| Nov 12, 2024
Gen Z shoppers embrace Temu, Shein, and TikTok Shop: 1 in 4 makes a purchase at a Chinese online marketplace at least once a week, as their array of cheap, trendy goods proves impossible for the price-sensitive cohort to resist.
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| Aug 30, 2024
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| Feb 1, 2025
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| Feb 1, 2025
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| Jan 21, 2025
Source: Logica Research; CapIntel
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| Jan 21, 2025
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Both Shein and Temu are now subject to the EU’s strictest rules for online marketplaces by virtue of their size—which means tougher scrutiny into their measures for preventing the sale of counterfeit or unsafe goods—and steep fines should they be found to be in violation. The two companies are also under fire for selling products containing toxic chemicals and items that pose a danger to child safety.
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| Dec 19, 2024
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| Jan 8, 2025
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| Feb 20, 2024
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| Jan 6, 2025
Source: ĢAV; BIA Advisory Services; Premion
Our take: With roughly 2 in 5 low-income households finding it difficult to manage financially, per Ipsos, Dollar Tree and Dollar General should continue leaning into value-oriented everyday goods. This article is part of ĢAV’s client-only subscription Briefings—daily newsletters authored by industry analysts who are experts in marketing, advertising, media, and tech trends.
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| Dec 5, 2024
Steep discounts drove shoppers to spend on Cyber Monday: The Monday after Thanksgiving is poised to be the biggest online shopping day in US history.
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| Dec 3, 2024
First, there really is no significant tariff on digital goods. There are some regulations in some countries that amount to what would seem like a tariff, but I don't think the impact is going to be that big on Netflix.
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| May 2, 2025
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| Dec 23, 2024
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The tool will span categories including home goods, electronics, and clothing. Google is expanding Google Pay's payment options by adding Afterpay to its existing buy now, pay later partners Affirm and Zip, with Klarna coming soon. Our take: Google is one of several notable companies turning to retail and ecommerce to boost engagement and deepen consumer connections.
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| Nov 20, 2024
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| Jan 23, 2024
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| Jan 23, 2024
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Generous returns policies have encouraged shoppers to buy online, but an unsustainable wave of returned goods is forcing retailers to rethink their strategies.
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| Feb 8, 2023
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how haptic logos could change the game, if retailer game shows might catch on, whether J. Crew's print catalog reboot is a good idea, Peloton's next move, what folks are actually doing when "working" from home, and more. Tune in to the discussion with host Marcus Johnson, our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Blake Droesch and Sarah Marzano.
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| Sep 27, 2024
Some 57% of US consumers started their online shopping searches on Amazon as of Q2 2023, according to Jungle Scout. That’s more than those who started on a search engine (42%), the Walmart website (39%), or TikTok (17%).
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| Jul 10, 2023
More consumers are shopping online for household essentials, including food and beverages and health, personal care, and beauty products. The two categories are expected to see the most growth in their share of ecommerce sales from now until the end of our forecast period in 2028. Here’s a closer look at the state of US ecommerce, why household goods are fueling the market, and the consumer behavior steering it all.
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| Apr 2, 2024
Nearly half of retail CFOs plan to leverage automation and AI to optimize costs in 2024. Online resale may have the most to gain in the short term, thanks to the opportunity to address key operational challenges and customer pain points involved with selling secondhand goods online.
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| Apr 11, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether YouTube Shorts are cannibalizing long-form content, Instagram and Facebook users potentially being able to pay to avoid ads in Europe, how Netflix's password crackdown is getting on, whether serving multiple ads at once is a good idea, the impact of the Digital Services Act's arrival, how long it would take you to drive around every road in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, analyst Bill Fisher, and forecasting analyst Zach Goldner.
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| Sep 8, 2023