US adults want to travel despite rising costs; perks deliver comfort and value.
Consumers may be leaning on debit as a key budget tool for discretionary purchases in economic headwinds.
New Tag-integrated wands play on social media trends for brand awareness.
Just 7% of US adults use AI chatbots extremely often or often for health information, while 59% never use them at all, ranking chatbots last among seven major health information sources, according to an October 2025 Pew Research Center survey.
Amazon's rapid expansion into artificial intelligence, advertising, and supply chain services is prompting analysts to reconsider what kind of company it has become, even as its core retail operations continue to fuel growth across all divisions. "Is Amazon even a retailer anymore?" said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian on a recent episode of "Behind the Numbers." "It started as a bookstore. It turned into a marketplace. Then it became AWS, and then they started selling their fulfillment services, and then advertising, and now they're making AI chips."
$11 billion Europe bet, faster delivery, and Prime expansion aim to lift overseas share.
An unusual partnership signals the need for scale to win stablecoin spend.
Fannie-backed loans let buyers pledge Bitcoin, widening the mortgage pool.
Cautious outlooks from Walmart and Five Below raise questions about consumer resilience as gas prices take their toll.
Microsoft turns store tech into service engines: Project Solara swaps apps for AI agents, recasting devices as task-driven tools for retail and beyond.
Threatened by public sector digital wallets and IDs, Google has to scramble to lock in loyalty by year’s end.
Cheaper pricing and grocery scale test Amazon’s lead.
The earlier sales time frame could attract price-sensitive shoppers seeking summer and seasonal items.
Incoming CEO Heidi O’Neill must fix the brand’s product problems as premium appeal slips.
Most Americans call them addictive and blame them for obesity and diabetes, priming tougher policies and regulations.
In today’s podcast episode, we discuss UK supermarket giant Tesco: its true superpower, its next big bet, and what it should cut—and keep—to maintain its position as the UK’s #1 retailer. Listen to the discussion featuring Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Principal Analyst Bill Fisher, and Senior Analyst Carina Lamb.
Local curation slashes publisher returns to 8% and fuels a 120-store expansion.
As AI-powered search tools become integral to product discovery, retailers face a measurement challenge. Consumers are still researching products, but increasingly bypassing the clicks marketers traditionally relied on. That shift is making it harder for brands to determine which content, publishers, and partners are actually influencing sales.
Walmart turns store data into AI fuel: In-store behavior and searches could train Sparky, helping Walmart avoid becoming a back-end for AI platforms.
New duties of 10% to 12.5% on key US trade partners revive cost pressures at a difficult time for retailers.