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Consumers are expected to spend $11.6 billion on Halloween this year: That would be down about 5% from last year as shoppers look for opportunities to cut costs.

There’s no denying the importance of brick and mortar: Physical stores will account for 83.8% of US retail sales, per our forecast. However, the way shoppers interact with stores has shifted over the past few years, forcing retailers to experiment with new formats.

Launched by the holding company in 2020 as a full-service ecommerce offering. Key clients: Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Forno Bonomi, Puma, Tigullio, Sognid’oro. Social media. US social network ad spending will grow by 16% YoY to $86.75 billion this year and will continue increasing by double-digit YoY rates through 2027, per our forecast.

However, ecommerce isn’t traditionally a strong suit of dollar stores, so it may require additional investments in technology and talent to create a functional, user-friendly experience. This was originally featured in the Retail Daily newsletter. For more retail insights, statistics, and trends, subscribe here.

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A lot happens in a week, so every Friday we're going to analyze all the new data and provide you with some of the key takeaways. Welcome to the Friday 5. This week, the economic blackout day made an impact, ecommerce buoys beauty, and luxury spending continues.

View the full digital ad spending forecasts for the US financial services industry. With the acceleration, financial services digital ad spend growth will finally start catching up to other industries. This will be a milestone year for financial services. The industry’s total digital ad spend will surpass $30 billion for the first time this year, per our forecasts.

In 2025, US creators will earn $15.87 billion on social media alone, according to our forecast. Payment providers and retailers are trying to forge closer relationships with creators and influencers to capitalize on the blossoming industry. Stripe partners with companies like X (formerly Twitter) and Clubhouse to help them build payment solutions for creators on their platforms.

But one of the things I wanted to start out by pointing out is that for the third year in a row, our forecast is seeing a decrease in usage for TikTok and Snap, which is fascinating. But that being said, they are still spending more time on TikTok, like twice the amount of time on TikTok than they are on Snap and Instagram. So TikTok still reigns supreme for the time being. Marcus:.

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