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. 鈥� And an oink oink there: Scientists from universities in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland are using AI to decode pig sounds. Farmers watch their pigs鈥� behavior to get an idea of their moods, but AI can help them decipher the animals鈥� actions, according to researcher Elodie Mandel-Briefer.

Sensei raises $16 million in seed round: The retail tech provider has its sights set on bringing automated, contactless stores to Europe.

The boom times for ecommerce and retail have largely passed. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be harder [for retailers] to identify pockets of growth and opportunity. But, the good news is that it鈥檚 not going to be that roller coaster of demand fluctuations that has been challenging for retailers to navigate over the last couple of years,鈥� our analyst Blake Droesch said.

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.

However, search still commands a sizable share of digital spending that will be maintained by growth in retail media search. Retail media remains the fastest-growing ad channel. Most of the growth is tied to ever-rising retail ecommerce. Retail media鈥檚 valuable first-party data is now being used for ads targeted in-store and in nonendemic channels like CTV.

There are few other events that bring together as many of the world鈥檚 top CMOs as Cannes Lions, providing ample opportunity for tech, social, and ecommerce firms to mingle with and pitch their growing (or struggling) ad businesses to the C-Suite. Amazon arrived at Cannes in full force in 2022, and this year will be no different.

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CPG digital ad spending this year will thus account for a mere 5.4% of total digital outlays in Germany, well below their counterparts in France and the UK. To view the CPG industry digital ad spending forecast, click here. Among industries, too, CPG is the digital laggard.

Methodology: Data is from a February 2023 Metapack report titled "Ecommerce Delivery Benchmark." 8,000+ adults ages 18+ in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US were surveyed by Retail Economics during November 2022.

The rise of shopping apps selling ultralow-cost goods from China is drawing more value-driven US consumers. But are their strategies sustainable over the long term?

Amazon looks to its B2B ecommerce division for growth: The retail giant sees significant opportunities to expand Amazon Business into new markets in Europe and elsewhere.

Consumers worldwide prefer searching for select non-food retail products online than in-store, according to November 2023 data from Auctane and Retail Economics.

As a result, more than a third (34%) of ecommerce retailers in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain plan to increase their delivery charges in 2024, per a November 2023 study by ShipEngine and Retail Economics. But consumers don鈥檛 want to pay extra for delivery.

Go further: Read our Chinese Ecommerce in the US report.

The company plans to roll out marketplaces in Mexico, Germany, Spain, France, and Italy. The context: Shein has a dominant (40%) share of the US fast-fashion market thanks to its vast assortment of low-priced apparel that appeals to Gen Z and millennial shoppers, per Bloomberg. Despite its success, the company has significant challenges.

Amazon Prime Video will introduce ads to its streaming content starting on January 29. The move will leverage Amazon鈥檚 existing ad business and first-party retail media data to deliver ads on video content, something the company already does on Freevee and Fire TV. Here are five charts to prepare advertisers for this change.

Advertisers and marketers can鈥檛 afford to waste budget, so we foresee a partial shift away from display ads and renewed emphasis on search鈥攚ith one big exception, retail media.

And the correct answer is France. There are 48 Pret a Manger in France. And there was a lot-. Carina Perkins (23:03):. I was going to say France, and then I thought surely not because French have-. Bill Fisher (23:06):. Well, exactly. That's what everybody thought. Carina Perkins (23:08):. ... so many many local patisseries, right? Bill Fisher (23:09):. Yeah.

On today鈥檚 episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analysts Paul Briggs, Matteo Ceurvels, and Carina Perkins to examine what impact global economic turbulence is having on retail and ecommerce in different markets.