Consumers’ sentiment is shifting. They now put more trust in institutions other than their primary bank or credit union for financial and banking services.
AI becomes a must-have tool for retailers: Dick’s Sporting Goods, Levi’s, Panera, and others are relying on the technology across all areas of their businesses.
New use cases like adding credit card advances could counter the CBDC’s growth and help titans maintain their market dominance.
On today's episode, we discuss the social media trends to pay closest attention to for the rest of the year and beyond. "In Other News," we talk about the significance of Snapchat's membership program, Snapchat+, reaching 1 million users already and Clubhouse's latest plans on how it wants to evolve. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Debra Aho Williamson.
For one-third of US digital buyers, Prime Day offered an opportunity to finally click purchase on lower-priced items. But for 28%, inflation had the opposite effect, leading them to pass on deals that weren’t a necessity.
As one of the most accessible US retailers (in terms of price and location), Dollar General is a trusted stop for shoppers battling inflation.
Why shop Bed Bath & Beyond? That’s the question the retailer needs to answer after rolling out a turnaround strategy that includes store closures and a pivot away from owned brands.
DOJ vs. Apple: The US justice department is considering a challenge to Apple’s market dominance. Developer restrictions, payments ecosystems, and anticompetitive business practices could be key areas of conflict.
Though its new ad campaign claims to open the banking world to those normally left out, it misses groups truly in need.
WhatsApp users in India can shop for and pay for groceries within the app, which could boost engagement with its payments tools.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss whether ecommerce actually accelerated 10 years in 10 weeks, what is happening by category, and the ceiling for the share of things Americans will buy online. Then, in our brand-new segment "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about what they think will drive ecommerce’s next phases of growth. Mild predictions are plausible outlooks. Extra-hot predictions are our pie-in-the-sky prognostications. The higher the spice level, the riskier the prediction. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Blake Droesch and Andrew Lipsman.
See our latest industry KPIs for TikTok.
Once again, Walmart takes the No. 1 spot in our US grocery ecommerce sales forecast, but Instacart and Amazon are fighting for the second spot.
Instacart jumped from 10.2% of US digital grocery sales in 2019 to 21.5% in 2020, taking over share as people pivoted to online grocery deliveries. Walmart has had the highest digital grocery share since 2020, which put it in good shape this past earnings season when consumers cut back on superfluous spending and sought grocery savings.
We unpack a new KLAS survey detailing what health system execs are looking for when selecting a cloud vendor.
Researchers are using NIH funding to see if Apple Watch app algorithm can prevent strokes. We wonder if doctors will trust the data.
Sony expands its empire into mobile: Its latest acquisition will be a testing ground for in-game ads and mobile service games.
AI is moving fast and might break things: Keen Technologies’ goal for human-like AI is part of a trend that’s triggered an ethical AI backlash. But there’s a common-ground approach.
Though FIs should keep these at the top of mind when creating digital strategies, they should proceed with caution.
Affirm’s gross merchandise volume grew 77% YoY in Q4. It plans to launch new products and features to boost volume and engagement.