Social commerce has yet to reach its potential in the UK. Social buying is still on the rise—and there is plenty of headroom to grow spend.
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| Dec 1, 2023
Dramatic shifts are in the works for 2024, as genAI, changing media norms, and innovative commerce redefine the business landscape. Our top nine trends explore what’s in store.
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| Nov 28, 2023
No other market in the world comes close to China when it comes to ecommerce. Its highly competitive digital market has spurred retail innovations that are making their way around the world.
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| Nov 28, 2023
How does social media influence Gen Z’s customer journey?
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| Nov 20, 2023
Time spent on media and consumer spending are plateauing, making one company's gain another's loss. Diving into these market dynamics, we explore innovative strategies for advertisers and retailers to win consumers in the new digital era.
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| Nov 15, 2023
How do consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase new brands and products?
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| Nov 6, 2023
Our latest analysis of 12 companies in Latin America unpacks key trends in the region’s retail ecommerce during H1 2023. This will provide retail and marketing professionals with insights into the current landscape, company developments, and what trends to look out for in 2024.
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| Nov 1, 2023
The UK’s resale economy is thriving as shoppers look to save money and live more sustainably. Retailers and brands need to act—or risk losing out.
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| Oct 27, 2023
US B2B ecommerce growth is outpacing B2B product and electronic sales growth—but at a slow rate. Buyers’ preference for third-party marketplaces (e.g., Amazon Business) is fueling growth, pushing sellers to consider ecommerce solutions and third-party platforms to reach buyers and meet their procurement expectations.
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| Oct 23, 2023
Ecommerce sales will return to double-digit growth this holiday season amid a backdrop of healthy consumer spending.
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| Oct 17, 2023
Your one-stop-shop for travel industry digital metrics in 2023.
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| Oct 13, 2023
As the dust settles on luxury’s big post-pandemic rebound, high-end brands will have to become savvier and more flexible to meet evolving consumer demands.
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| Oct 9, 2023
Mcommerce continues to defy the slump in online sales as people turn to their smartphones for savings and social media transforms Gen Z buying habits.
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| Sep 22, 2023
Douyin, TikTok's Chinese sibling, is about to become China’s largest social platform. It's also crashing the country’s ecommerce party. Already the fourth largest online shopping platform by sales, its market share is rapidly approaching JD.com's.
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| Sep 14, 2023
Mcommerce sales growth will slow again this year as the market normalizes from the pandemic peak. But the channel is growing twice as fast as desktop as people do more online shopping on smartphones.
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| Aug 31, 2023
Digital commerce platforms are leaning heavily into payment processing to grow revenues and enhance customer engagement. But it’s still early innings: They are ripe for payment provider partnerships that can evolve as the platforms grow.
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| Aug 17, 2023
In the two years since our inaugural “Power of Amazon” report, Amazon has remained a retail and tech powerhouse—but it hasn’t been immune to economic uncertainty, shifting consumer behaviors, or increased competition. We examine how Amazon’s 19 business divisions have changed and how these new developments might affect your industry.
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| Aug 14, 2023
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.
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| Aug 11, 2023
Retail ecommerce sales growth in Southeast Asia, which has been blazing ahead in recent years, is set for a slowdown as the global economy faces challenges and tech funding shrinks. This year, the Philippines and Malaysia will lead the region in growth.
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| Aug 10, 2023
Retail sales growth is slowing in Western Europe as the economic crisis takes its toll on consumer confidence, but ecommerce sales are bouncing back after last year’s decline.
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| Aug 9, 2023
Ecommerce sales in India, which is soon expected to become the most populous nation, are growing at one of the fastest rates in the world. But brick-and-mortar will still dominate the retail sector for the foreseeable future—we estimate that online sales will account for only 10.0% of total retail by 2027.
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| Aug 2, 2023
US retail and ecommerce sales are getting back to their pre-pandemic growth trajectories, but consumer spending may be stunted amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
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| Jul 28, 2023
The ecommerce boom in Canada means many product categories now sell a significant percentage online. This includes grocery, which we forecast for the first time this year.
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| Jul 28, 2023
Double-digit inflation and stagnant economic growth have hit Latin America’s retail industry. Retail ecommerce sales growth in the region decelerated to its slowest rate on record last year, but we expect it to reaccelerate in several key markets. Here are our latest forecasts, along with new breakouts for Chile, Colombia, and Peru.
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| Jul 26, 2023
UK retail sales are performing better than expected, with consumers still spending despite high inflation—but ecommerce will lose further share this year as shoppers continue returning to stores and cut nonessential spending.
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| Jul 24, 2023