Key Takeaways Nearly two-thirds of shoppers now lean on AI-assisted tools to evaluate and select products, pushing brands to optimize for AI-powered search or risk losing consideration. Price still matters, but consumers increasingly weigh factors like ethical...
Key Takeaways Video gaming is the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce vertical, with a 13.3% compound annual growth rate projected to lift the market to $633.8 billion by 2035. Emerging economies fuel this surge, claiming 42 of the 50 fastest-growing markets and...
Key Takeaways Amazon plans to grow Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold jump from its current reach. Drones deliver items weighing 5 pounds or less in as fast as 30 minutes, covering more than 60% of the products...
Key takeaways U.S. e-commerce sales reached $340.2 billion in Q2 2026, rising 12.2% from a year earlier and outpacing total retail growth. E-commerce accounted for 17.1% of total U.S. retail sales in Q2 2026, showing online sales continue to gain share. In the second...
Key Takeaways Registration is open for Prosper 2027, set for March 2-3, 2027, at Wynn Las Vegas, where operators, brand owners, agencies, platforms and investors gather to grow their businesses. The 2027 event moves the conference, expo and networking onto a single...
Key Takeaways Switching from polybags to shrink wrap keeps Amazon from measuring phantom dimensions, stopping the per-unit fee leak that compounds into real money at 8-figure volume. Running a steady weekly replenishment cadence and splitting shipments to...
Key Takeaways The Supreme Court’s ruling that IEEPA tariffs were unlawful has delivered large refunds to enterprise brands like Apple, Nike and FedEx, strengthening their earnings and pricing flexibility. Smaller and mid-size e-commerce sellers still carry the...
Key Takeaways AdLabs’ RPC bidding engine sets bids based on what a click is actually worth, giving advertisers full transparency into every decision instead of a black box. The company’s MCP server connects Amazon accounts directly to AI assistants like...
The marketplace industry has changed. Brands selling across Amazon, Walmart and other channels are getting larger and more sophisticated. Technology is moving fast, AI is reshaping everything from product discovery to daily operations and businesses want partners who...
Walmart is widening its retail media ambitions beyond its own buying tools, betting that advertisers want its shopper data and sales measurement inside the platforms they already use. Walmart Connect earlier this year declared it is expanding access to its first-party...
TikTok is testing a paid U.S. membership program called TikTok Shop Plus, a move that positions the social commerce platform more directly against Amazon Prime as it looks to turn product discovery into repeat purchasing. First reported by Business Insider, the...
The looming 75-character product title deadline from Amazon has received push back from sellers due to the impact it will have on their business. Starting July 27, 2026, product titles in every category except media will need to be 75 characters or less, including...
The engine that has historically driven online retail sales is changing. Google Search, long the default engine for product discovery, is losing its grip on the top of the sales funnel as AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and even Google’s Gemini, are sending shoppers...
How brands show up and sell to shoppers in China is increasingly contested, and two recent moves show why. SmartScout founder Scott Needham warned that Chinese sellers are skirting the platform’s enforcement, questioning whether Amazon is unable or unwilling to...
