Smaller retailers are gaining share and reshaping the ecommerce landscape, but will they be able compete with giants like Amazon?
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| Mar 28, 2023
I was really surprised to find that they weren't just a fashion website, but that they also had these incredibly cheap consumer electronics. And I think that's what will really drive holiday sales, is I have those AirPods sitting in my cart for who knows how long, but if I want really cheap headphones, I might look to a Temu.
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| Oct 25, 2023
Can attention metrics be measured in a scalable fashion, and is it representative of the population and the publisher’s audience? What is the impact on revenues and scalability on the publishing side, and is too much accountability placed on the publisher? Not all ads are created equally—some are eye-catching and engaging, while others need to work harder to explain their story.
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| Sep 20, 2023
Our retail briefings analyst, Rachel Wolf, the retail giant's first ever big spring sale ran March 20th to the 25th with deals on seasonally relevant items, think outdoor furniture and clothing. Prime users had access to exclusive promotions. Last year, former e-marketer analyst, Andrew Lipsman on our Reimagining Retail Show said this type of a spring sale from Amazon could happen in 2024, and it did.
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| Mar 29, 2024
The revenge of brick-and-mortar and the return to in-store shopping has constrained click and collect’s popularity in categories like consumer electronics, home furnishings, and apparel. But more and more buyers are embracing the idea of having someone else pack up their groceries. Digital grocery shopping is booming in general.
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| Feb 15, 2023
Targeted, relevant advertising that motivates shoppers to buy is the goal of any retail marketer. But with retail media advertising sitting so close to the point of purchase, the potential upside is even greater.
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| Oct 23, 2023
High-end fashion houses are spending freely on marketing—and some brands are being resold at a premium. Luxury retail sales will grow 6.7% next year. This confluence of factors leads to mixed results:. Macy’s Inc. higher-end banners Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury grew in Q3, while namesake mid-tier Macy’s reported soft sales.
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| Dec 8, 2022
I walked by this diner a bunch of times and I did not realize it was open during New York Fashion Week. That said during New York Fashion Week, I'm intimidated by everything and everyone. But yeah, I did see this diner. I wish I knew it was open because it does sound interesting. It's in a diner that I call the Step-Up Diner because it was featured in the movie Step Up 2: The Streets very briefly.
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| Oct 4, 2023
The 2022 holiday season’s solid retail sales gains were mostly attributable to inflation, but they nevertheless paint a cautiously optimistic picture for the 2023 holiday season.
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| Feb 28, 2023
And so, they get to sort of tick the box of they managed to beat ESPN in terms of cable subs and now they are on this equal level playing field as a legitimate sports brand that can hopefully continue to monetize in some form fashion as the next generation of sports media gets put together. Marcus Johnson:. It wasn't even kind of close to 30 seconds, so we threw the flag. Max Willens:. That's fair.
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| Feb 16, 2024
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| Nov 15, 2023
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In true Latin American fashion, users took to social media to protest the new changes. The hashtag #ChauNetflix [“ByeNetflix,” in English] trended on Twitter not long after. Netflix sunset the feature in October after considering customers’ feedback. Netflix’s policy changes didn’t stymie subscriber growth in Latin America.
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| Mar 30, 2023
The Panhellenic recruitment event at the University of Alabama has been an explosive opportunity for apparel and jewelry brands like Kendra Scott. Kendra Scott turned TikTok momentum into a campus influencer ambassador program called the Gem Campus Ambassador program, which helped rush recruitment momentum take off, according to CMO Michelle Peterson.
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| Aug 28, 2023
Based on July’s Prime Day event, home goods, apparel, and shoes could be the top sellers this holiday season. However, consumers are likely to wait for a good deal before they make a purchase. Expect lots of comparison shopping and holding out for last-minute deals. 3. Make the digital-physical gap as narrow as possible.
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| Aug 21, 2023
Retail includes mail order/catalog, restaurants/fast food, drugstores, retail stores, cosmetics stores, and merchants of apparel, home furnishings/textiles, toys, pet food/supplies, appliances, jewelry, and general merchandise.
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| Sep 13, 2023
A small group of creators and brands are working to create extras for filters—things like personalized accessories for avatars and other visual add-ons—which users must purchase Snap Tokens to use. Snap Tokens can operate as an entry fee for brands.
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| Dec 23, 2022
As consumers continue seeing the movie (some for a second or third time), sales of “Barbie”-related toys, clothing, and accessories will most likely climb as retailers reap the rewards of the pink halo. Mattel plans to apply its “Barbie” strategy to all its theatrical releases, according to Ynon Kreiz, executive chairman and CEO of Mattel.
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| Aug 7, 2023
Lifestyle, fashion, and beauty are still the top creator categories. But these are broad sectors that overlap with many other industries, including travel, health, entertainment, food/drink, and art. B2B and sports are two fast-growing areas for creators. A new policy now allows college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
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| Mar 22, 2023
Go further: Check out our US Online Fashion Resale report.
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| Aug 9, 2023
This fashion ecommerce retailer specializes in apparel, footwear, and accessory items for men, women, and children, operating in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. Grupo Éxito. Grupo Éxito is a food retail platform in South America with a presence in Colombia through its Éxito, Carulla, Super Inter, Surtimax, Surtimayorista, and Viva brands.
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| Nov 16, 2022
Apparel and accessories: Following last year’s huge pandemic rebound, the preeminent holiday category is now losing steam. It’s typically one of the first categories to suffer as discretionary spending wanes. But bright spots remain in pockets of demand for return-to-work apparel, eventwear, and athleisure. Heavy discounting of offseason apparel will also boost overall category sales.
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| Oct 17, 2022
Now, I will say that I don't think all of his ideas are necessarily bad, but when he bought Twitter, he came in at an 11 literally carrying a kitchen sink into the Twitter offices and started making all of these changes really quickly in this very erratic and ad hoc fashion.
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| Nov 20, 2023
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This week, Disney’s EMEA division announced several new UK unscripted original titles for Disney+, including documentaries on sports brands, music, and fashion, with a focus on A-list collaborations. Warner Bros.
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| Aug 25, 2023
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