The latest ranking from Dunnhumby also highlights changing customer expectations.
ICSC sees holiday sales rising up to 4%, with shoppers eager for connection and deals.
Adobe sees $253 billion in ecommerce spending, while Circana warns consumer unease is setting up the most volatile season yet.
Brand Keys' latest Loyalty Leaders survey shows generative AI players like ChatGPT leapfrogging heritage names.
Kearney data shows store loyalty collapsing as shoppers chase better prices, forcing retailers to rethink holiday strategies.
Jason Downie, global CRO of Making Science's RAISING division, described generative AI and agentic AI with the analogy of a baseball game. The industry isn't even in the first inning - it has not
entered the stadium yet.
A new report from the World Advertising Research Center shows ad spend on social media skyrocketing 20.2% last quarter, doubling original projections of 12.4% and generating $4.9 billion in added
value.
Meanwhile, nearly half of shoppers are skeptical of sponsored products, and more than a quarter describe them as outright annoying.
A click in Creative Studio enables a conversational chat that provides access to the AI-powered tool. The agent will ask for product webpages, Amazon product detail pages, relevant audiences, brand
guidelines, and previous brand ads or images.
Women drive 59% of discretionary spending -- and they're steering it toward bargains, not splurges.
Walmart, Conagra, and General Mills face high exposure. But for food stamp users, the losses may be life-threatening.
As long as consumers are willing to share personal information with AI agents, AI from companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will plan their trip, pick out and purchase
wardrobe and automatically tell them how much it will cost to plan and complete the trip.
Consumers are cutting school budgets, shopping earlier, and flocking to discount retailers.
Deloitte predicts a spend of $570 per child, as families deploy a new kind of surgical frugality.
Choosing between low-priced or American-made products, 39% of shoppers mostly value affordability, a feature associated with imports.
New research from Saks shows financial security is trumping fashion, and even the biggest brands are feeling it.
Joss & Main leans in to the Pinterest trend with a series aimed at Gen Z's desire to unplug -- and entertain beautifully.
Retail brands are moving aggressively toward digital channels, while tech and finance firms are doubling down on performance marketing.
In a year of rising prices, shoppers reward brands that feel like allies -- and punish those who don't.
The consortium, intended to facilitate the creation of search engines and reduce reliance on Google and Bing, is made up of 14 partners from seven European countries.
Amazon and Walmart remain the juggernauts of retail media, forecast to command a combined 84.2% of total U.S. retail media ad spend by 2025.
Piper Sandler's semiannual snapshot of upper-income youth spending finds Nike slipping and beauty budgets booming.
ChangeUp study finds that Walmart, Kohl's and Target continue to underwhelm.
Despite economic pressure, the pet category remains strong -- driven by Gen Z, ecommerce, and emotional brand loyalty.
New reports from Placer.ai and YouGov show value-driven grocers gaining traction while Amazon makes inroads with younger shoppers.
Google has expanded access to its AI Mode search beyond Google One AI Premium U.S. subscribers. The lack of links to businesses will become a challenge for all when asking for detailed information.
The feature provided links to general information, but not when it came to specifics in my searches.
Food prices stay high, challenging CPG brands to rethink how to serve the price-conscious consumer.
Retail brands demand flexibility and ability to customize in their martech stack, MessageGears reports.
As major brands scale back diversity initiatives, new research reveals the growing risk of consumer backlash -- and what companies must do next.
"In small stores, shoppers revisit aisles multiple times and so encounter the same ads and messages multiple times, creating a higher frequency of exposure. That builds memories through aggregate
attention, which drives memory-based outcomes such as awareness, consideration and intent," explains Lumen's Mike Follett.