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Trader Joe's really does not have an online business. That makes it unique kind of quirky compared to other retailers, but it also makes Trader Joe's, like Suzy said, really limited in terms of who's shopping there because you can't access it online. The question I guess is, is that good and quirky or is that a problem on a larger scale? Suzy Davidkhanian:.

Growing its online sales. Walmart鈥檚 online sales will rise 10.9% this year, per our US Walmart retail ecommerce sales forecast. The retailer鈥檚 ability to drive sales on its website is essential to its ability to attract third-party sellers to its online marketplace, as well as advertisers to its Walmart Connect platform. Building out its online marketplace.

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Key stat: Two-thirds of Americans at least somewhat agree that tariffs, often threatened by President Trump, will raise prices on goods they buy.

"A US judge has ruled tech giant Google has an illegal monopoly in online advertising technology," writes Imran Rahman-Jones of the BBC. He explains that the US Department of Justice with 17 US states sued Google arguing it was illegally dominating the tech that automatically determines which ads should be placed online and where.

I looked it up online, it is so warm and fuzzy and it makes you feel so good. Sara Lebow (13:10):. Wait, what is this? Suzy Davidkhanian (13:10):. At LEVI's-. Sara Lebow (13:11):. Oh, okay. Suzy Davidkhanian (13:12):. ... they do refurbishing customization. I think they probably don't have data on you, unless you have to leave your jeans and then come back and get it. And even then, I'm not sure.

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Good to be back. Sara Lebow:. Good to have you. Let's get started with our first segment, news and reviews, where I give the news and our guests tell me their reviews. Today's story is a June 28th semaphore article titled, TikTok is opening its own online US store. This isn't too surprising.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what finding products online will look like in 2025, if Target's new membership program can stack up against Amazon Prime and Walmart+, how ads on chatbots will change advertising, how to make stores more fun places to shop, what the world's first "ketchup insurance" offers, how Americans use dating apps, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and Carina Perkins.

Spotify is the last digital giant we're talking about. The audio streaming Giant recently told us that it was in good shape. It is approaching the 600 million users mark, continues to make enough money to turn a profit. But what did Spotify just offer British and Australian and next year American premium subscribers? Was it 10% off merch bought through Spotify's platform?

And everyone, you sort of heard the athletes out there talking about how good the atmosphere was. And I really think a lot more people engaged in the Olympics. And I think that has been reflected in viewership. So I found something that said BBC Sport's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics was streamed online 208 million times.

Nike and Apple eye opportunities in the metaverse: Nike is opening an online store and trading platform for digital sneakers, while Apple is reportedly working on its own virtual environment.

Digital continues to eat share, with CTV leading the charge. Adults will spend nearly 3 hours more per day with digital media than with traditional media this year. The gap will only increase, and digital will claim nearly 65% of US daily media time by 2025. The digital/traditional time split was roughly 50/50 as recently as 2019.

All right, very good. Drew, your elevator pitch for shoppable media. Andrew Spink:. Yeah, so there will be nearly a hundred million Americans that are expected to make purchases through shoppable media next year. It's clear that social commerce is an essential part of the digital landscape.

If you look just at retail sales, they鈥檙e pretty good and that鈥檚 why we expect pretty good results this holiday season,鈥� said our analyst Zak Stambor. US holiday retail sales will grow 4.3% this year to reach $1.353 trillion, according to 蘑菇AV鈥檚 forecast. Retailers will need to lean into value messaging to resonate with cautious, but active consumers. Brands must prepare for the unexpected.

Some people have been making fun of that online, but I think all the press is good press for e.l.f. e.l.f. hasn't done anything all that major this month other than the Mean Girls movie though, which is why it's in spot eight. Arielle Feger:. Yeah.

On today's episode, we discuss the effect TikTok has had on social media, what time spent on the platform looks like, and the impact of its new screen time limit for children and teens. "In Other News," we talk about whether social apps are taking up a bigger or smaller share of Americans' time spent online and what Meta's AR and VR hardware road map looks like. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Debra Aho Williamson.

I remember we had launched a whole sort of digital store research area when I was at Forrester. I think it must've been back in around 2010 or something. And even back then there was caution over investing in these digital in-store technologies. And I think it's the same sort of concern right now is how are we going to maintain these things?

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what the hell happened鈥攁nd is happening鈥攖o online ads, whether the video streaming boom is officially over, the next big wearable category, what happens when the First Amendment collides with social media, what the world would look like if there were only 100 people, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and analysts Ross Benes and Blake Droesch.

84% of US adults believe private label foods are more affordable, according to an August 2024 survey from Ipsos. Nearly as many say private label quality is just as good as, or better than, name brands.