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We take those savings, pass them onto to the customer, and two, sort of like the Costco model built into there, the more you buy, the more you save. So we sell wireless today in bulk, 3 months, 6 month, 12 month packages. You prepay for those packages, and when you buy an annual subscription, you get the absolute best rate. You get to lock it in.

We just put Maxine on the back of, our friend has an account called Old Jewish Men, and we just put Maxine on this old Jewish man's back, and he sat in a Costco eating a hot dog. And people don't know that there's a part of that that's like it's sponcon. It's all meant to be that way.

Store of the future: While the checkout-free experience is so far limited to a single Sam鈥檚 Club store located in Grapevine, Texas, it speaks to the retailer鈥檚 broader ambitions to compete more effectively against Costco and Amazon, as well as show off its tech capabilities.

Black Friday in October: Amazon鈥檚 sale has driven retailers such as Best Buy, Costco, Target, Walmart to launch their own October events that, in some cases, coincide with Prime Big Deal Days. Consumers have taken note: 33% of Numerator respondents shopped or planned to shop Walmart Holiday Deals, and 31% shopped or planned to shop Target Circle Week.

A slew of nontraditional entrants and established healthcare players鈥攆rom Amazon to Eli Lilly and Company, Costco, and Dexcom鈥攚ant to reach more consumers by making it fast and easy to purchase prescription drugs, medical devices, and healthcare services online. Creating a patient experience that鈥檚 personalized, frictionless, and affordable will be key factors that separate winners from losers.

Behind it were 鈥嬧�婬ilton Honors American Express Card and Costco Anywhere Visa by Citi. Our take: Issuers must market options that appeal to both segments of their bifurcated customer base鈥攖he half that feels financially stressed and the half that doesn鈥檛. Flat customer satisfaction scores on credit cards overall suggest most consumers aren鈥檛 actively shopping around for a replacement.

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

At least 65.1% of respondents to our ecommerce survey have a subscription to the retail giant, followed by Sam鈥檚 Club and Costco, which hover between 19.5% and 32.9% across age and gender. In contrast, Walmart+, DoorDash DashPass, and Instacart+ are popular primarily among consumers ages 18 to 34 and male subscribers, likely owing to convenience, affordability, and availability.

That鈥檚 nearly as many as the proportion who pay for a Costco membership (27%), and nearly three times the number who subscribe to Instacart+ (9%). Importantly, subscribers are sticking around: Annualized retention reached its highest level in the first half of the year since the program鈥檚 inception, a spokeswoman told The Journal.

And when they're indulging, they're probably buying them in bulk to save money from a Costco, Target or Walmart. And there's the typical mother knows best adage of, we've got plenty of food at home, why do we need to stop off at the convenience store for a pack of Oreos? And that's a big thing. That's a big part of it.

Costco members now have access to online marketplace Sesame鈥檚 network of thousands of doctors offering virtual and in-person care, as well as lab and imaging centers. Walgreens recently debuted a D2C telehealth service in which patients can communicate with doctors and nurse practitioners about non-emergent health concerns over text or video. Predictions.

Costco another one. Suzy Davidkhanian (17:10):. Yes. The equivalent for Apple is the Genius Bar. Do you need a place to sit down in that white well modern designed space to have them come and help you? No, you could probably go stand in the back and do something and then move on with your life. But they have this design aesthetic that makes it feel so much more luxurious, though it's a service.

Retail media will make huge gains this year in Canada. Our first-ever forecast for retail media ad spending in Canada and our joint survey of ad buyers (conducted with IAB Canada) highlight the latest developments.

The news: Best Buy is taking steps to compel shoppers to buy computers, TVs, and other consumer electronics from it rather than its broad array of online and offline competitors that includes Amazon, Costco, and Walmart.

Its share of recent digital grocery buyers is similar to Instacart鈥檚 and larger than those of leading US grocery chains like Costco Wholesale and The Kroger Co. Amazon Fresh also has a larger online audience than Whole Foods Market. The most popular method of ordering grocery products from Amazon is via the core Amazon site, using ship-to-home fulfillment.

And wholesale stores like Costco are doing really well in pharmacy, and so they really have to rethink what they're for because right now for me, there's a zombie CVS in my neighborhood and it's across the street from the still-standing Walgreens, which I hope doesn't close because I go there if I need something right away that's a few minutes away or downstairs.

Costco launches its retail media network. The membership-based retailer already has a robust sampling program. Layering ad dollars on top of that is a smart revenue driver for Costco. In-store retail media is still in its infancy, accounting for only 0.7% of US omnichannel retail media spend this year, according to our March 2024 forecast.

I was in the store with a Gen Z friend the other day, we were at Costco, and she pointed out that the little asterisk on the price tag meant that it was going to be moved out soon. And so she was like, "Wait another two weeks and the price will drop. So we'll come back then." And she was so savvy about it, and I'd never heard of that. Sara Lebow (14:11):. Yeah.

The rest of the market is served by Canadian subsidiaries of large international retailers like Walmart and Costco, as well as a host of Canada-based specialty retailers. To see the full forecast, click here. Amazon鈥檚 ecommerce share in Canada ranks No. 2 among the countries we forecast. The company鈥檚 ecommerce share in the US is lower, at 37.6% this year.

But several retailers will find themselves in new positions within the top 15, including Target, The Home Depot, Costco Wholesale, Carvana, Best Buy, Lowe鈥檚, and Wayfair. Key Question: Which US companies will see the most ecommerce growth over the next two years?

Costco reported $78.94 billion in total revenues for its fiscal Q4 ending in September up 9.4% YoY, driven by groceries and household essentials, while demand for discretionary items declined. 鈥淧eople are going to Costco, they鈥檙e filling up their cars with Costco gas, they鈥檙e buying groceries, but they鈥檙e not buying the TV. They鈥檙e not buying the jewelry. They鈥檙e not buying AirPods.