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The retailer plans to expand its physical footprint by opening 500 to 600 shops across Asia, Latin America, and Europe in the next few years. On Monday it teased a potential collaboration with Beyonc茅 in an Instagram post featuring the caption 鈥淚NTRODUCING: A New Chapter.鈥�

Port strike notwithstanding, companies are confident in their abilities to weather supply-chain disruptions: But a drawn-out shutdown could test that resilience as backlogs grow and costs rise.

After three years of wild fluctuations in retail and ecommerce sales growth, a sense of stability and normalcy is slowly emerging. A healthy if unspectacular rebound for ecommerce is in the cards, and most national markets are heading in the right direction.

Efforts by key retail partners such as Walmart to curb retail theft by locking up products also affected sales, Hieronimus said. Looking ahead: For all the difficulties it faces in the US, the company is better positioned than most beauty brands to navigate tariffs.

鈥淎mazon may be able to attract some shoppers in Argentina with flat-rate shipping, but it will have to invest a lot more time and energy to make inroads into a market where Mercado Libre already has a sophisticated retail flywheel in place,鈥� he said. If the past is prologue, it seems unlikely that Amazon will make the significant investments that are necessary to seriously compete with Mercado Libre.

Retail media platforms like Amazon offer many of the same benefits that social platforms do, including a large and engaged audience, targeted advertising, and ecommerce integrations. A burgeoning list of companies are throwing their hats in the ring in the US, Europe, and Latin America; the threat of retail media to the social platforms鈥� future ad revenue growth cannot be ignored.

Amazon can stake a claim as one of Canada鈥檚 top mass merchants, even without having physical stores. It has reached this milestone after more than three years of accelerated retail ecommerce in the country.

While that includes a shift to digital, a key part of it is also leveraging its retail business as a gateway to the company. Retail locations can help to bring in new customers and tie users closer to the brand by cross-selling other products in-person. At the end of 2023, Western Union opened 100 new retail locations in Europe. It plans to "significantly expand鈥� its locations through 2025.

What would be the impact on Canada鈥檚 retail sector? Retail and ecommerce sales will decline, with the extent of the impact dependent on the severity of the trade war. Statistics Canada reported that retail sales in January fell by 0.6% and by 0.4% in February, the first back-to-back month declines in two years.

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Shein claims it turned a profit in the first half: With rumors of a US IPO swirling, the company says its sales volume growth accelerated and profits improved this year. (This article was written with the assistance of ChatGPT.)

Walmart sees growth opportunities regardless of the macroeconomic environment: The retailer looks to boost its international sales, improve its digital presence, and expand its retail media business.

Brands can tap into audiences from major retail media networks, such as Carrefour and Albertsons. Pinterest, with over 465 million monthly users, offers a prime platform for advertisers, especially as users actively seek brand inspirations. Our take: The evolving economic landscape necessitates that every marketing dollar be addressable and measurable.

There鈥檚 often a perception that markets in Asia developed digital offerings far faster than the US and Europe鈥攖hat鈥檚 only partially true in retail.

Supply chain headaches mount for retailers: Disruptions in the Red Sea are driving up shipping rates and creating backups at key ports.

Latin America sees livestream ecommerce explode: We unpack the opportunity in the region as outlined in our recent deep dive.