Ecommerce & Retail

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what “the endless aisle” means today, how to best organize it, how AI takes it to the next level, and why the Transaction Moment matters so much. Listen to the discussion between Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian and CEO of Rokt Catalog, Bennett Carroccio.

After two years focused on footwear, New Balance is expanding its Reconsidered resale program into apparel, bringing the model to a broader portion of its business. The move underscores how quickly resale has scaled across retail, as more brands establish formal programs.

Temu’s parent grew revenues 12% in Q4, although price wars, tariffs, and supply chain investments eroded margins.

Higher candy and gas prices push shoppers toward discount retailers.

New shopping formats and Shopify integration aim to turn trusted recommendations into measurable sales.

Half of brand and agency marketers worldwide say their top Amazon retail media priority is improving ROI and efficiency of existing spend, according to November 2025 data from Skai and Stratably.

Offsite media retail represents a growing opportunity for advertisers and retail media networks (RMNs), as outlined in a session during EMARKETER's Commerce Media Trends Summit last week.

The acquisition could create a more formidable competitor to L’Oréal, but complicate Estée Lauder’s turnaround.

FedEx SameDay Local helps brands match rapid delivery while protecting margin and loyalty.

Public support for regulations around warning labels and marketing restrictions raises stakes for food brands’ messaging strategies.

Both retailers are enhancing attribution capabilities as marketers demand better measurement.

New shopping tools streamline product discovery, but accuracy and adoption hurdles remain.

The clunky interface and competing card-linked installment will box out Splitit Go from real BNPL volume.

Venmo users now can send P2P payments to PayPal users worldwide with just a phone number.

FICO data reveals the younger cohort is surprisingly mirroring millennial adoption of credit card products.

68% of small-business owners in select countries say social media posting and paid ads will drive the most value for their business in 2026, more than any other channel, according to a January survey from Constant Contact.

Retailers have prioritized convenience while underestimating in-store behavior, said Placer.ai CMO Ethan Chernofsky at EMARKETER’s Commerce Media Summit.

Physical stores represent retail media's largest untapped growth opportunity, but the industry's ecommerce-first infrastructure is preventing that potential from being realized. "Retail media in the US was never built for physical stores," said our analyst Sarah Marzano at EMARKETER's Commerce Media Trends Summit. "The system we built was designed around ecommerce native signals, ecommerce native formats, and ecommerce native measurement."