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President-elect Donald Trump's second term promises profound shifts across commerce, technology, and regulation that will reshape how businesses operate and consumers behave. As the president-elect prepares to take office, his policy priorities are already triggering market reactions and pivots from major corporations.

Trump鈥檚 tariffs on key trade partners may drive up prices for semiconductors, EVs, and phones, threatening global supply chains and inflating costs for consumers.

Fifty-eight percent of US households are 鈥渆xtremely concerned鈥� about inflation: While grocery price growth has normalized, the rapid increases over the past few years continue to influence shopping behaviors.

Fewer US consumers shopped on Black Friday this year, despite record spending, per PYMNTS鈥攊ndicating higher spending per shopper. Big-ticket spending also saw an uptick, likely fueled by some shoppers splurging ahead of potential tariffs. Commercial banking shifts ahead: Corporations in the US and abroad are trying to plan around the uncertainty.

Mercado Libre is bullish about growth opportunities: The ecommerce giant is making massive investments to extend its dominance of the Latin American market.

Our latest analysis of 12 companies unpacks key trends in Latin America retail ecommerce during Q2 2022. It provides retail professionals with insights into the current landscape and what these trends mean heading into 2023.

The capability should help boost Pix鈥檚 in-store volume, serving as a roadmap for the US鈥檚 FedNow to boost retail adoption

It's the ecommerce giant鈥檚 first credit card but likely not the last as it competes with Amazon and other ecommerce sites

Trump鈥檚 tariff proposals will eat into consumers鈥� discretionary spend: The price of goods such as shoes, toasters, and mattress and box springs will soar under the across-the-board tariff plan.

Shoppers are less willing to wait when everyday goods are locked up. For example, 53% of shoppers will wait for assistance if bath and body products are locked up and 56% will wait for makeup and cosmetics, compared with 74% for consumer electronics. Our take: Retailers鈥� efforts to rein in retail theft may have an outsize effect on their short- and long-term business.

This year, TikTok will pull in 22 times the ad revenues of fellow fast-grower Mercado Libre ($1.02 billion), but Latin America鈥檚 largest ecommerce retailer will rapidly ascend the advertising ranks in the coming years. Click here to view our full forecast for digital ad revenue growth by company worldwide. Amazon will get a growth boost from its OTT video service.

Our inaugural forecast for retail ecommerce sales by product category in Brazil will help retail professionals understand the current state of the country's ecommerce ecosystem. We also look at the 10 categories driving growth in 2022 and beyond.

Our inaugural forecast for retail ecommerce sales by product category in Argentina will help retail professionals understand the current state of the country鈥檚 ecommerce ecosystem. We also look at the categories driving growth in 2022 and beyond.

The retailer plans to expand its physical footprint by opening 500 to 600 shops across Asia, Latin America, and Europe in the next few years. On Monday it teased a potential collaboration with Beyonc茅 in an Instagram post featuring the caption 鈥淚NTRODUCING: A New Chapter.鈥�

The boom times for ecommerce and retail have largely passed. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be harder [for retailers] to identify pockets of growth and opportunity. But, the good news is that it鈥檚 not going to be that roller coaster of demand fluctuations that has been challenging for retailers to navigate over the last couple of years,鈥� our analyst Blake Droesch said.