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Brazil is Latin America’s largest retail ecommerce market by total sales volume and will be this year’s third-fastest-growing digital economy worldwide. Understanding the nuances of how and where Brazil’s diverse consumer base spends its money online is key for brands and retailers to thrive in this highly competitive ecommerce market.

Nordstrom gives its shopping app a genAI upgrade: The department store retailer hopes enhanced search and personalization capabilities will give it an edge this holiday season.

Share key insights from our forecasts on ecommerce in China, covering mcommerce, social commerce, livestreaming, and the top companies. Highlight the evolution of Chinese ecommerce and opportunities for growth in this mature market. Help retailers prepare for disruption as a new wave of ecommerce players export the trends and innovations developed in China to the rest of the world.

Payment industry innovation and competition will transform mobile commerce and diversify payment flow routes in 2024. Consumers and businesses will win big, benefiting from instant payment expansion, commerce enablement tools, and broader payment choices. Feature innovation will transform digital wallets into everyday commerce enablers.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how AI is shaping internet search, what social commerce will look like in two years’, how hotels are planning for shifting travelers expectations, a new approach to combating retail theft, the origins of London, and more. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, Principal Analyst Bill Fisher, and Senior Analyst Carina Perkins.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss why Nike isn’t doing all that well, how it can stay relevant with the competition, and which brands it could possibly learn from. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Senior Analyst Zak Stambor and Analyst Rachel Wolff.

Mcommerce retail sales will total $140.65 billion during the 2024 holiday season, up 13.4% YoY. Mcommerce now accounts for over half of online sales during the holidays. After crossing the 50% threshold in 2023, mobile sales will add more than 2 percentage points to its penetration rate, reaching 52.7% in 2024, well above the full-year share of 44.6%.

Ecommerce growth accelerated during the 2023 holiday season as US consumers shifted more of their shopping to mobile devices.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss a special edition of the unofficial list of the retailers who have made a comeback (from the dead). This month, our analysts Arielle Feger, Becky Schilling, and Sara Lebow (aka The Committee) put together a very unofficial list of the top eight retailers who have most impressively come back from the brink, and how they did it. In this month's episode, Committee members Senior Analyst Sara Lebow and Senior Director of Content Becky Schilling will defend their list against Senior Analyst Sky Canaves and Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano, who will dispute the power rankings by attempting to move retailers up, down, on, or off the list.

Retailers with roots in China are still gaining share of ecommerce in Western Europe, despite concerns over their sustainability credentials.

Ecommerce—led by mcommerce—is regaining share versus brick-and-mortar. Although physical retail will still account for more than 80% of holiday retail sales, growth once again favors digital channels. We expect ecommerce sales to jump 11.3% this year on the strength of a 14.8% YoY rise in mcommerce. Mcommerce will account for almost 50% of total holiday ecommerce sales this year.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss the many goals of ancillary services, how they drive foot traffic, and what retailers should be thinking about before introducing them. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Senior Analyst Blake Droesch.

TV is transforming into a retail platform: Shoppable media drives real-time purchasing, with US consumers spending $290 annually on TV-inspired products.

Consumers are cautious with their spending, so retailers must maximize every interaction in the purchase funnel. Here are three ways retailers may be leaving money behind, and what you can do about it.

Mcommerce will account for 43.2% of US ecommerce sales in 2023 and will just fall short of the 50% milestone in 2027. Smartphone sales already account for close to 90% of mcommerce sales and will grow by 16.7% in 2023, while tablet and other mobile sales are shrinking. Digital shopper and buyer growth is coming from mobile-native Gen Z.