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Ecommerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart generally host sales during this celebratory time. For consumers, clothing and accessories are the top product category during Diwali among smartphone users in India (87%), while jewelry (67%) tops the list for in-store shopping, per a Glance survey.

Amazon has also adopted a gig worker approach with Amazon Flex, which uses a network of self-employed local drivers who deliver packages in their own vehicles. Drones: In the Orkney Islands, Royal Mail launched the UK鈥檚 first drone delivery service last August as part of a project funded by the Department for Transport's Freight Innovation Fund. Implement real-time tracking to ease consumer concerns.

The company鈥檚 champagne and wine sales were down 11.9% year over year (YoY) in the first half of the year and the broader wine and spirits division sales fell 11.8% over the same span. Meanwhile, the nonalcoholic still and sparkling wine category sales volumes rose 7% YoY last year, per IWSR, which expects volumes to grow at a compound annual rate of 7% through 2027.

Amazon will continue to gain market share, but new competition from Temu, Walmart, and other retailers could stunt future dominance.

While our analysts have shared their major trends for the year ahead, the newsletter team has a few additional thoughts. In 2025, we think retailers will focus on personalized in-store experiences and technology to boost foot traffic and engagement while Amazon brings its AI assistant, Rufus, to brick-and-mortar locations. Discount retailers will struggle to retain customers, leading them to diversify or launch marketplaces to stay competitive.

The news: Global ad spend growth is slowing but staying positive, with WARC projecting a 6.2% rise to $1.16 trillion in 2025 and MAGNA forecasting a 4.9% climb to $979 billion. Retail media is outpacing linear TV for the first time, and Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon continue to control the majority of digital revenues. Measurable channels like short-form video, retail media, and ad-supported VOD are gaining ground. Our take: Amid economic pressures and trade concerns, advertisers are prioritizing performance, shifting budgets geographically and platform-wise. With elections, AI, and major global events on the horizon, platforms that prove outcomes鈥攏ot impressions鈥攚ill shape the next era.

Dockers鈥� poor sales weighed heavily on Levi鈥檚 Q3 performance: The retailer is looking to offload the brand in order to focus on booming demand for its core denim products, as well as its Beyond Yoga business.

Amazon isn鈥檛 taking Temu鈥檚 attempt to lure its sellers lightly: The retailer is offering China-based merchants incentives to drop Temu listings, an approach that led Anker to pull its products.

Temu pitches Amazon sellers amid growing headwinds in the US: The retailer is recruiting local merchants to offset the impact of the de minimis crackdown, but a slowdown in customer growth poses a bigger challenge.

Nike pulls FY guidance amid sales slump: Incoming CEO Elliott Hill has the difficult task of reinvigorating the brand and ramping up innovation to win back market share.

Conagra鈥檚 Q1 miss reflects the challenging environment for CPGs: The company鈥檚 sales and volumes declined as shoppers鈥� shift to private labels looks set to last.

Spirit Halloween, for example, is so optimistic about the season that it hired 25% more seasonal sales associates and store managers to work in its 1,525 locations this year compared with last year (and 43% more than it employed in 2022). And Target鈥檚 consumer research and early season sales point to strong results, said Rick Gomez, chief commercial officer, during the company鈥檚 earnings call.

Amazon working conditions are back in the spotlight: A potential strike looms, and a Senate investigation found the retailer manipulates workplace injury data.

Mercado Libre closed 2022 with record gains in sales: Strong performances in Brazil and Mexico drove the Latin American ecommerce giant鈥檚 gains.