In 2023, debit will grow in tandem with retail spending in-store, though most growth will come from its mounting popularity for ecommerce. We expect US debit ecommerce spending will outpace ecommerce growth overall this year as it captures more than one-third of online purchase volume for the second consecutive year. Key Trends We’re Watching. Debit Cards Benefit From Economic Uncertainty.
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| Feb 28, 2023
Business travel is nowhere close to its old levels, and cross-border travel remains depressed. It is hard to predict when, or if, this portion of the travel industry will bounce back. If these elements do begin to trend upward more quickly, travel industry ad spending could surprise to the upside.
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| Sep 20, 2022
Retail, remittance, and cross-border B2B payments continue to draw in market participants. Read the full report.
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| May 18, 2023
Moving across the US-Canada border can be the first step toward international expansion for retailers.
Canadian brands like lululemon athletica and Aritzia are thriving in the US. Meanwhile, US-based companies Lowe’s, Nordstrom, and Bed Bath & Beyond recently announced they were leaving Canada. And let’s not forget Target’s famous Canadian failure. Here’s a look at how brands on both sides of the border have fared, and the lessons you can learn from them.
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| Apr 20, 2023
A rise in ecommerce marketplaces accelerated cross-border buying prior to the pandemic. Now growth is slowing. But inflation will influence more shoppers to look overseas as brand loyalty wavers. China is the No. 1 beneficiary, with 41% of US cross-border buyers making a digital purchase from the country in 2022, per the International Post Corporation. Use this chart:.
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| Jun 13, 2023
One posting lists the mission of the ecommerce global supply chain and logistics team as “to optimize the variety and cost-saving of goods and the speed and quality of fulfillment to ensure the user experience of global ecommerce .”.
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| Oct 12, 2022
With the holiday shopping season starting earlier than ever, marketers must gather consumer feedback and insights while campaigns are still in flight. Learn why embracing cross-platform campaign measurement in real time is key for success.
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| Nov 1, 2023
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| Oct 20, 2022
Sam’s Club rolls out closed-loop attribution: Connecting the dots between ads and cross-channel sales should help advertisers be far more efficient with their retail media ad spending.
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| Mar 21, 2023
What do you get when you cross a $35 billion ad platform with a 160 million viewer streaming service? A snapshot of Amazon’s US retail media connected TV (CTV) potential. Luxury brand Movado is leveraging that potential to push video campaigns for Amazon Prime and Freevee viewers.
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| Mar 7, 2023
Disney looks to emulate Amazon with membership offering: The entertainment giant could also advance its flywheel by introducing in-app commerce for Disney+ and improving cross-selling opportunities.
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| Sep 2, 2022
Visa and Mastercard blamed fraud and intensifying competition for higher post-Brexit cross-border fees in responses to the UK Parliament.
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| Aug 26, 2022
As inflation eases across Europe in 2024, retail, media, and marketing firms will turn their attention to regulatory headwinds on the horizon.
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| Dec 15, 2023
US consumers shop frequently with Temu and Shein, despite trust issues: Both Chinese retailers are winning more repeat customers than established players like eBay and Etsy.
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| Jun 12, 2024
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| Nov 17, 2022
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The rise of shopping apps selling ultralow-cost goods from China is drawing more value-driven US consumers. But are their strategies sustainable over the long term?
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| May 19, 2023
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| Dec 10, 2024
Alibaba, Amazon, and Mercado Libre dominate retail ecommerce in different parts of the world. Here’s a look at how these marketplaces stack up, in seven charts and graphics.
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| Dec 15, 2022
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| Nov 29, 2022
ٳDZ辱Բ apps and marketplaces that specialize in ultralow-cost goods from China are gaining a foothold among US consumers—with broader implications for the future of dz,” our analyst Sky Canaves wrote in our Chinese Ecommerce in the US report. Canaves expanded on what’s driving this retail opportunity for companies like Shein, Temu, and TikTok in the US and how it will impact the US market on a recent “Reimagining ٲ” podcast episode.
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| Aug 10, 2023
Temu bets low prices will be enough to attract shoppers: But the Pinduoduo-owned platform will have to improve the customer experience to turn initial interest into lasting gains
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| Oct 24, 2022
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| May 17, 2024
US retail and ecommerce holiday sales grew 7% YoY and hit $1.297 trillion in 2022, per Insider Intelligence forecasts. Tie-ups. Mastercard teamed up with several companies to enhance its card offerings in Q4, including a partnership with McAfee that let cardholders access discounted security services.
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| Jan 27, 2023
Multinationals beware: Pix and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) are both major domestic payment success stories—and should be a warning to card networks as fee pressure intensifies and domestic networks scale cross-border. Pix’s market-leading position in Brazil could also temper foreign payment companies’ expansion plans in the market.
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| Jun 15, 2023