However, all but 10.1% of consumers shopping for school supplies and other goods will interact with a store in some way. Nearly a third (31.6%) of shoppers plan to buy an item online and pick it up curbside, a big jump from 20.0% last year. It’s a similar story with click and collect, which 31.2% of consumers plan to use, up from 20.4% last year.
Article
| Jul 3, 2024
That has a ripple effect on marketers, as consumers may spend less on other goods and services. But it could also open the door to new brand-influencer collaborations, such as more places to serve ads or affiliate links, or co-branded product launches. Creators are not a monolith.
Report
| May 20, 2024
Despite strong growth in beauty ecommerce, just 16.7% of sales will take place online in 2024, per our latest forecast. That means beauty is still a digital laggard when compared with other categories such as textiles, clothing, and footwear (31.4%) and household goods (30.1%). Gen Z and millennials are embracing omnichannel.
Report
| Apr 8, 2024
But Gen Zers most prefer credit and debit—thereby cementing these traditional payments’ roles in a digital world. Key Question: What are Gen Z’s preferred payment methods?
Report
| Dec 4, 2024
This is good news for advertisers and could lead to additional investment in connected TV advertising. “Regardless of each company’s motivation, the convergence of SVOD CPMs around a down-to-earth mean should spur growth in ad monetization,” according to Verna. This was originally featured in the eMarketer Daily newsletter. For more marketing insights, statistics, and trends, subscribe here.
Article
| Feb 23, 2024
Borrowing Temu’s playbook would allow it to increase the range of affordable products it offers, primarily for apparel, household goods, and other nonfood items. Our take: Unfortunately for Target, now is not the best time to increase its reliance on overseas suppliers.
Article
| Jun 24, 2025
Inflation, shaky consumer confidence, and the post-pandemic trend of spending on services and experiences rather than goods have combined to create a challenging environment for many CPG companies. Many consumers have responded to higher prices by trading down to private label goods.
Report
| Sep 27, 2023
Online purchases will account for a growing share of total US retail returns.
Article
| Feb 15, 2023
Chime: Remember when we told you about the importance of a good non-branded keyword strategy? Chime’s really good at that. Besides its SEO strategy, this fintech has a holistic approach to content—including a well-organized blog, a vibrant social media presence, and an affiliate program.
Article
| Feb 26, 2024
If you’re trying to appeal to Gen Z, “hire Gen Zers,” said Jennifer Quigley-Jones, CEO and founder of influencer marketing agency Digital Voices. Whether making social media content for brand-owned accounts or working with influencers, marketers that want to sell to Gen Z need to work with Gen Zers.
Article
| Feb 22, 2024
Deciding how to target customers when they engage in an array of digital channels both online and in-store is the essence of an omnichannel strategy. It’s no easy task, but, luckily, omnichannel connections, in-store retail media opportunities, and experiential and experimental tools can help advertisers build a more robust customer profile and target shoppers where they are.
Article
| Sep 29, 2023
You can tune in tomorrow to listen to the Reimagining Retail show, where our host Sara speaks with Ariel and Jeremy about where impulse buying fits online.
Audio
| Nov 7, 2023
Audio
| Jan 4, 2024
Canada could impose duties on US goods like steel, aluminum, and dairy products while increasing the cost of oil and hydroelectric supplies to the US. China has the option of limiting exports of rare-earth metals critical for US technology and component manufacturing—creating bottlenecks for electronics and commercial goods.
Article
| Nov 26, 2024
And that's really where the mobile app and having a good app that helps bridge the gap between online, in store can help with the consumer behavior tracking. But until retailers have a way of really having that 360 view of the customer and that's finding the right organizational ways of getting their data together, it'll be really hard. Sara Lebow:.
Audio
| Feb 28, 2023
In-app purchases: Users can buy Zigabucks, which are used to purchase virtual goods and experiences as well as gift others within the app. Subscriptions: Ringelstein says Zigazoo will be launching a subscription model around its Zigabucks offering in Q2, which could include the ability to purchase avatars for profiles.
Article
| Apr 7, 2023
We think Microsoft's going to make $10 billion this year from ads in the US digital ads in the US. Good enough for a very distant fourth place in the digital ads sellers race, behind, of course, Google, Meta and Amazon. That's all we've got time for for this episode. Thank you so much to my guest. Thank you to Evelyn. Evelyn Mitchell:. Thank you, Marcus. Marcus Johnson:. Thank you, thank you.
Audio
| Aug 3, 2023
This year, time spent with digital video will officially surpass time spent with TV among US adults. Video advertising is also moving toward digital as advertisers set their sights on connected TV and social video, and even take advantage of retail media networks’ video opportunity.
Whether you’re pitching a video ad campaign or reevaluating a tight ad budget, here are five charts that will help with the how, what, where, when, and why of video advertising.
Whether you’re pitching a video ad campaign or reevaluating a tight ad budget, here are five charts that will help with the how, what, where, when, and why of video advertising.
Article
| Mar 14, 2023
The good news is that downturn came just as the long-awaited streaming profitability materialized. The next challenge for Disney is maintaining streaming profits despite expectations of slower subscription growth in the coming quarter. Disney went on an aggressive cost-cutting spree in 2023 and the first half of this year, laying off hundreds across its many divisions.
Article
| Aug 7, 2024
“Robust holiday spend” boosted overall growth, Amex CEO Steve Squeri said—across both goods and services (G&S) and T&E. We forecast that total US holiday retail sales grew 4.3% YoY. International business is Amex’s fastest-growing segment, per Squeri, growing 15% YoY during the quarter. In Q4, Amex reached an average of 80% coverage across its top 12 international countries.
Article
| Jan 24, 2025
CPG companies spend more annually on digital ads than every cohort besides the retail industry. However, CPG digital ad spending growth underperformed compared with most other industries last year, and it will do so again this year. Next year is looking better though.
Article
| Sep 29, 2023
This would be a good time for FIs to launch highly targeted digital products for Gen Zers and win a larger share of new customers.
Article
| Jun 6, 2024
Our take: Competition in the streaming space has forced CPMs down, which is good news for budget-conscious advertisers. But Amazon and Netflix each have unique benefits. Amazon’s wealth of retail data and dense Prime ecosystem gives advertisers more flexibility, while Netflix commands strong viewing time and engagement.
Article
| Jun 14, 2024
That emotional intelligence has been a focus of several recent model launches, including OpenAI’s GPT-4.5. 36% of genAI users would consider the technology to be a “gǴǻ friend.”. “Therapy and companionship” ranks as the No. 1 use case for genAI, per Filtered, followed by life organization activities like structuring goals and priorities.
Article
| Jun 16, 2025
Category Breakdown: Essential goods are playing a larger role. Category Growth: The rise of digital grocery continues to push double-digit growth in two categories. Over the next two years, Amazon will increase its share of ecommerce sales in five categories. Amazon is losing share in two crucial categories. How will Amazon’s outlook affect the rest of ecommerce?
Report
| Mar 24, 2023