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Target shifts away from a nationwide distribution network: By placing goods closer to customers, the retailer is delivering orders faster and speeding up store replenishment.

The Roku Channel takes first place in value among free ad-supported TV services. Among US users of these services, 84% said it provides excellent or good value. The CBS app holds the No. 2 spot, cited by 80%.

Nearly three-quarters of US TikTok users will also use Instagram this year, making it the most popular alternative to the social video app, per our forecast. That鈥檚 good news for Instagram Reels, which is positioning itself as a viable successor in the event of a US TikTok ban.

On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss what鈥檚 important in a good omnichannel experience, where in-store retail media is headed, and how stores can tailor experiential and experimental tech to build a more robust customer profile. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank two retailers that are doing store digitization well and two that could possibly use a bit of work. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Arielle Feger and Zak Stambor.

鈥淪hopping apps and marketplaces that specialize in ultralow-cost goods from China are gaining a foothold among US consumers鈥攚ith broader implications for the future of ecommerce,鈥� our analyst Sky Canaves wrote in our Chinese Ecommerce in the US report. Canaves expanded on what鈥檚 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 鈥淩eimagining Retail鈥� podcast episode.

Key stat: $6.19 billion (9.0% of US social media ad spend) will go to TikTok this year, according to our forecast. Marketers need to make sure they鈥檙e putting their TikTok budget to good use by choosing the right ad types for the right activations. Here鈥檚 an overview of in-feed versus Spark Ads on TikTok.

Earlier this month, a story in The Verge set fire to the SEO world, describing the stereotypes of SEO professionals as 鈥渢hat of a hustler: a content goblin willing to eschew rules, morals, and good taste in exchange for eyeballs and mountains of cash. A nihilist in it for the thrills, a prankster gleeful about getting away with something.鈥�

鈥淕oogle is facing increasing competition on every front, and a good quarter of growth is helpful to bolster its position,鈥� our analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf said on a recent 鈥淏ehind the Numbers鈥� podcast episode. She explains what鈥檚 impacting Google鈥檚 recent growth, the challenges it鈥檚 up against, and how the company is bracing for competition.

For the past few years, some of the biggest names in ad tech鈥擳he Trade Desk, PubMatic, Magnite鈥攈ave held onto CTV as a shiny growth narrative. Although investors鈥� enthusiasm seems to have started subsiding, CTV does represent a massive long-term opportunity for ad tech stakeholders. In the near term, a good deal of programmatic CTV ad dollars will transact directly with platforms that are still committed to keeping their content and data behind garden walls.

Mobile app install ad spending is on the rise, and more video content on social media means an increase in time spent on platforms. Plus, click and collect remains a popular option for grocery buyers. Our forecasters laid out some good news for advertisers.