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| Mar 1, 2022
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As Latin America’s digital revolution marches on, advertisers and retailers must keep pace with how and where consumers are spending their time—and money—if they wish to maintain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving business environment.
Report
| Mar 15, 2024
US retail marketplace ecommerce sales will grow 11.4% to reach $428.30 billion this year, per our forecast. Because Amazon (73.4%) and eBay (8.2%) will rake in the majority of those sales, smaller marketplaces like Shein, Michaels, and Wayfair are getting creative and taking the battle for sales in-store.
Article
| Apr 22, 2024
Cash is no longer king in Brazil after being dethroned by the central bank’s instant payments system, Pix. This report explores who’s using Pix (nearly two-thirds of the population), what’s fueling its immense popularity, and how it will reshape Brazil’s payments landscape this year and beyond.
Report
| Feb 9, 2024
38.5% of US clothing buyers say they discover brands and products by browsing in-store, according to our November 2023 Consumer Path to Purchase survey.
Article
| Apr 3, 2024
Checkout might be the last step in the customer journey, but if there’s friction at a retailer’s point-of-sale—long lines, frustrating self-checkout machines, or a lack of payment options, for example—shoppers might bail. Solutions like smart carts, mobile checkout, and biometrics could provide relief.
Article
| Apr 18, 2024
Mall foot traffic is returning to pre-COVID-19 levels. In 2023, visits to indoor shopping malls were down 5.8% from 2019 levels, an improvement from the 15.3% decrease in 2021, per Placer.ai’s The Comeback of the Mall in 2024 report.
Article
| Apr 8, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the unofficial list of the most interesting retailers for the month of April. Each month, our analysts Arielle Feger, Becky Schilling, and Sara Lebow (aka The Committee) put together a very unofficial list of the top eight retailers they're watching based on which are making the most interesting moves: Who's launching new initiatives? Which partnerships are moving the needle? Which standout marketing campaigns are being created? In this month's episode, Committee members Arielle Feger and Sara Lebow will defend their list against vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analyst Blake Droesch, who will dispute the power rankings by attempting to move retailers up, down, on, or off the list.
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| Apr 24, 2024
On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss Walmart's purchase of Vizio, its brick-and-mortar strategy, and whether they can attract more upper income shoppers. Then, in a mini "Shark Tank"-style segment, we predict what the next big move for Walmart will be. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts senior director of media content Becky Schilling and analyst Zak Stambor.
Audio
| Mar 13, 2024
The majority (83.7%) of US retail sales take place in physical stores, per our forecast. The retailers that can infuse digitally forward strategies into their in-store experiences are more likely to win over consumer dollars.
Here are five charts on why the in-store experience is so key to retailers’ success and how they can use technology to create a more seamless, engaging shopping experience.
Article
| Mar 11, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what the hell happened—and is happening—to online ads, whether the video streaming boom is officially over, the next big wearable category, what happens when the First Amendment collides with social media, what the world would look like if there were only 100 people, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and analysts Ross Benes and Blake Droesch.
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| Mar 8, 2024
In-store shopping accounts for 84 cents of every dollar, 84% of all retail is in store. And by the next Olympics, 2028, in-store shopping will still account for 80 cents of every dollar. So it's pretty important and retailers are trying to figure out how to take brick and mortar to the next level. Amazon's just walkout technology might not be the answer after all though.
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| Apr 19, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what comes after the end of search as we know it, what generative AI (genAI) is best at today, who the right partner for Paramount+ is, what Ikea's plans to save the mall entail, the most popular alcoholic drinks in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Ross Benes and Max Willens.
Audio
| Mar 1, 2024
Costco’s membership doesn’t include many ecommerce benefits, proving the enduring appeal of in-store shopping. The retailer has been reluctant to invest in this area. It doesn’t offer free same-day shipping on grocery orders, and it no longer offers click and collect as a fulfillment option for grocery.
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| May 8, 2023
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| Mar 26, 2024
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On today's podcast episode, we discuss which app experiences best transfer over to the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset, whether instant AI-generated videos will be a hit, department stores' path to relevancy, if folks are ready for shoppable media, how marriage is changing in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Ross Benes, Bill Fisher, and Carina Perkins.
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| Feb 23, 2024
And so there's a big financial investment for retailers who want to make these part of the in-store shopping experience, and a lot of them aren't very tested or proven just yet, so it's new. Sara Lebow:. Yeah, I mean I think that the concept of naturally occurring in the store is very funny, but I get what you're saying.
Audio
| Apr 3, 2024
How do consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase new brands and products?
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| Nov 6, 2023
Article
| Mar 22, 2024
Don’t let the myths get you down, social shopping is alive and well. Gen Z is full of contradictions. And “TikTok-famous” is becoming synonymous with Hollywood famous. Here are three key takeaways from Shoptalk 2024.
Article
| Mar 21, 2024
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how much Amazon's new shopping chatbot can move the needle, what Planet Fitness' out-of-home ad network looks like, becoming a digital mannequin to see what clothes look like on you, whether minutelong soap operas will catch on, who the smartest people in the world are, and more. Tune into the discussion with vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
Audio
| Feb 9, 2024
An extended returns policy is the No. 1 experience-based reward that US adults would be most interested in receiving from brands, per Ebbo’s October 2023 survey.
Article
| Feb 8, 2024
On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why folks are shopping more on their mobile devices and the role of mobile in-store. Then, for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us some spicy predictions about the future of mobile shopping. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Carina Perkins and Yory Wurmser.
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| Feb 7, 2024
I'm going to go do some in-store shopping. Alison Gensheimer:. Exactly. I'm going to go to a Sunday shopper experience, no. But I think in the industry, advertised agencies, publishers, we have to find categories board in order for us to understand where viewers are really bouncing back and forth and really speak about the dynamics. But my son honestly thinks YouTube is TV if I asked him what it was.
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| Mar 21, 2024
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| Mar 4, 2024
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