Spring 2025 Rug Markets Highlight Sustainability and Tech
The spring 2025 area rug markets will spotlight eco-friendly materials, tech-driven showrooms, and designer collaborations as brands align with evolving consumer trends.
Apple Considers Ads in Maps, Eyeing Local Marketing Shift
Apple may bring ads to its Maps app, opening new opportunities for local marketing while raising concerns about user experience and privacy.
Gaming, AI, and Smart Carts Are Redefining Retail Media
Retail media is evolving fast, with gaming, AI, and smart carts creating immersive, personalized shopper journeys that blend play with purchase.
Rethinking Retail Media for Small Brands
New analysis from Bird Dog and Keen shows how 400+ brands manage $16B in retail media. Learn why small brands can boost ROI by reallocating budgets, optimizing across networks like Walmart and Instacart, and measuring true incrementality instead of chasing spend.
Ep. 4 - From Roblox to Retail: The New Ad Game
Gaming and retail collide in new ways. Joel Ponce of Hashku explains how brands use Roblox, Fortnite, and mobile ads to turn fan engagement into real sales, why AI pricing needs trust, and how smart carts and apps are redefining the in-store experience.
Mexico Retail Sales Rise Despite Economic Slowdown
Mexico’s retail sector posted a 2.4% annual sales increase in August 2025, revealing consumer resilience and strategic shifts in spending.
Gen Z Embraces ‘Ugly Cute’ Aesthetic Shift
China’s youth are turning to the ‘ugly cute’ trend as a form of authentic self-expression, signaling a cultural and emotional shift in consumer behavior.
LiveRamp Boosts Meta Insights for Retail Media Networks
LiveRamp is enabling retail media networks to access deeper attribution insights from Meta Platforms campaign data, enhancing measurement and activation capabilities for brands and retailers.
Best Buy Launches Holiday Deals Early with Halloween Doorbusters
Best Buy is kicking off its holiday shopping campaign on Halloween with expanded product assortment and weekly tech doorbusters, extending Black Friday‑style promotions into a longer sales window.
ShopMy Raises $77.5 M to Accelerate Creator Commerce Platform
Creator‑commerce platform ShopMy secures a $77.5 million Series B round as influencer marketing shifts toward measurable performance for retail and brand partners.
Gen Z Turns Halloween into a Year-Round Retail Experience
Retailers are leveraging experiential elements and the enthusiasm of Gen Z to transform the Halloween season into a prolonged, emotionally driven shopping event.
Pre‑Loved Gifting Climbs: A Shift Toward Secondhand Acceptability
A growing share of U.S. consumers now consider giving or receiving secondhand gifts socially acceptable — signaling a shift in how retailers and brands should think about the omnichannel gift‑economy.
Amazon Launches AI Tool “Help Me Decide” for Indecisive Shoppers
Amazon introduces “Help Me Decide,” a new AI shopping assistant designed to help indecisive U.S. consumers choose between similar products by analyzing their preferences.
How Retail Media Networks Will Become the Omnichannel Hub in 2026
Retail media networks are evolving into connective tissue for omnichannel strategies—brands that leverage them early will pull ahead in 2026.
Fintech Launches AI Platform for Shareholder Engagement
A fintech startup introduces “Retail ID” to modernize shareholder verification and brand‑consumer engagement via AI.
5 Essential Steps to Master Omnichannel Marketing in 2025
Discover the five essential steps to create a winning omnichannel marketing strategy for 2025, focusing on customer journey mapping, content consistency, fulfillment efficiency, automation tools, and measurement.