Holiday Growth Trends – brands experiencing choppy holiday season Our research suggests Amazon vendors saw better-than-expected sales performance in October, while November seemed to come in in-line to slightly below […]
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Our Traditional Retail team’s real-time holiday research suggests late-November sales performance was mixed across categories and channels. Feedback suggests end of November sales were below brand expectations across key Black […]
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Our latest Pure Play highlights from 3Q21 featuring insights on Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Wayfair & more. Mass Omnichannel 3Q21 Highlights Home Improvement Omnichannel 3Q21 Highlights […]
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After meaningfully ramping up Instacart advertising investments in 2021, our research suggests suppliers are planning for much less growth in ad spend in 2022. While brands remain quite pleased with […]
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Our recent Consumer Holiday Pulse Survey showed 43% of consumers have already started holiday shopping. A net 57% of those shoppers reported that they started earlier this year vs. last, […]
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Our Amazon Shopper Consumer Study suggests high income shoppers rely on eCommerce, and Amazon in particular, much more heavily than low and middle income Amazon shoppers. On average, high income […]
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It seems like every year the holiday season comes around earlier and earlier, and so far, 2021 is no different. Our research from the supplier community suggests this year’s season […]
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Brands are facing continued transportation and shipping costs pressures, with benchmarking data from CRC’s Traditional Retail Council suggesting it’s the top cost pressure for brands, above labor, commodities, packaging, and […]
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