With AWS and Pentagon deals, Intel is trying to bounce back in the AI chip market after steep financial losses.
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| Sep 17, 2024
Marketers project Q4 revenue gains: Sales to outpace ad spend growth, driven by focus on more efficient spending strategies.
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| Sep 12, 2024
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| Jun 5, 2023
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Computer and consumer electronics purchased during the pandemic are due for an upgrade, which is good news for Amazon and retail as a whole. But besides that possible bright spot, this year’s Prime Day event will likely be “unremarkable” as other retailers steal Amazon’s spotlight.
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| Jul 5, 2023
Back in January, the Retail Daily newsletter editors made some retail predictions for 2024. While we were right about Amazon opening fulfillment centers out of physical stores, we were wrong about more digitally native brands partnering with Amazon.
Want the full rundown? Here’s how we did.
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| Dec 23, 2024
Ahold Delhaize sees big retail media opportunities in its stores: There’s good reason for that outlook since we expect 87% of grocery sales to occur offline this year.
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| Sep 13, 2024
While General Mills’ North American yogurt business contributed about $1.5 billion to its fiscal 2024 net sales, that unit is neither high growth nor high margin.
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| Sep 12, 2024
Amazon. American Express. BAI. Block. Capgemini. Celonis. Federal Reserve Banks. FIS. Fundbox. Investopedia. J.D. Power. Juniper Research. McKinsey & Company. PayPal. Paysafe. Pipedrive. PYMNTS. Tearsheet. Walmart.
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| Apr 27, 2023
This second installment of the “Payments Ecosystem” collection unpacks how point-of-sale (POS) hardware, software, and payment gateway services are becoming increasingly intertwined as merchants adapt to economic turmoil and consumer payment changes.
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| Feb 28, 2023
Brands benefit from ad-supported CTV inventory powered by retail media networks like Amazon Ads and Walmart Connect. Knowing how to efficiently reach the right shoppers with these high-impact ads—and subsequently retarget them with digital ads—can produce outsize gains in holiday conversions. Expand buy now, pay later (BNPL) to physical stores.
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| Feb 28, 2023
And in December 2022, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projected that 17.9% of $960 million in 2022 holiday sales would be returned, versus 16.5% of total sales for the full year. Returns growth outpaced sales for many online direct-to-consumer brands.
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| Mar 1, 2023
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| Mar 21, 2024
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Retailers invest in virtual reality, mobile apps, and AI to improve the customer experience: Walmart, Levi’s, and Family Dollar are among the companies turning to tech to boost sales.
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| Sep 10, 2024
What this means: The net result is sluggish sales: Spending on furniture and home furnishings is down 6.2% year over year through the first seven months of the year, per the US Commerce Department. Both Home Depot and Lowe’s lowered their guidance for the rest of the year due to the challenging environment.
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| Sep 9, 2024
Affordable cashmere brand Quince—which achieved social media notoriety with a campaign comparing its $50 sweaters to competitor Naadam’s $100 offerings—aims to triple sales to $1 billion this year, after tripling sales in 2023, sources told The Business of Fashion.
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| Sep 9, 2024
Daigou sales rose 23% YoY in the first six months of 2024. This is compared with a 5% decline in luxury brand sales in China in the same period, per The Wall Street Journal—a trend which could dampen the appeal of full-price sellers like Mytheresa. Our take: The timing may be off for Mytheresa’s China push, but as a long-term play, it makes perfect sense.
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| Sep 23, 2024
In November, retailers made strategic moves across grocery, apparel, and beauty. Amazon turned Black Friday into a weeklong event and launched its Shein competitor, Haul. Meanwhile, e.l.f. Beauty strengthened its value proposition through a new Dollar General partnership, while Kroger announced plans for specialized Asian experience stores in North Texas.
Here are our eight unofficial picks for the most interesting retailers in November.
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| Dec 4, 2024
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| Dec 19, 2024
Worldwide sales of personal luxury goods are on track to surpass the half-trillion mark in 2028. Sales growth will pick up the pace starting in 2025. Worldwide luxury sales will eke out 3.2% growth in 2024. Except for the pandemic year of 2020, when sales fell by 19.3%, this is the smallest gain we’ve seen since we started tracking the metric in 2018.
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| Nov 20, 2024
Christmas Day is less than a week away, but some consumers are still chipping away at their lists. That’s why Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Dollar General are announcing last-minute holiday deals for consumers seeking the perfect gift.
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| Dec 19, 2024
But opportunities remain in established categories as more sales move online. This deck will:. Forecast the US retail ecommerce market through 2029. Break down the fastest-growing categories and the categories driving incremental sales growth. Provide data and insights to help brands and retailers develop their long-term commerce strategy.
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| Mar 21, 2025
Mcommerce continues to defy the slump in online sales as people turn to their smartphones for savings and social media transforms Gen Z buying habits.
Report
| Sep 22, 2023
Amazon, Starbucks workers threaten strikes as the labor movement loses steam: But mixed signals from Trump could raise unions' hopes as they fight for concessions.
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| Dec 17, 2024
Many shoppers will hold out until Cyber Five sales, but some will get started early as Amazon and other retailers hold October sales events. 2. Reach shoppers on their phones. Key stat: US retail mcommerce holiday season sales will be up 13.4% YoY, reaching a total of $140.65 billion, according to our July 2024 forecast.
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| Aug 23, 2024
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| Oct 30, 2024
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