November 21, 2023
DoorDash Expands Alcoholic Beverage Delivery as Aggregators Push for Booze...
DoorDash is making beer, wine and spirits delivery available to more locations, as across the industry, leading aggregators compete for consumers’ alcoholic beverage spending. The United States’ leading aggregator announced...
November 17, 2023
Quarterly eCommerce Sales Up 2.3%, but Will It Last?
The third quarter is far enough behind us that some of the last few data points as to how consumers fared — at least from June to September, and at...
November 17, 2023
This Week in AI: Accelerationism, AGI and the Law
What could you do by your first birthday? Chances are — not much, beyond maybe walking and gurgling a word or two. For generative artificial intelligence (AI), the level of...
November 17, 2023
BJ’s Wholesale Club Taps Robots to Boost Curbside Fulfillment Efficiency
As grocery retailers look for ways to make their curbside pickup businesses more profitable, membership warehouse club chain BJ’s Wholesale Club is using robots to drive margins by lowering labor...
November 17, 2023
5 Signs Consumers Are Feeling Pinched Into the Holidays and...
The holidays are upon us. The credit card debt has been racked up. The broad deluge of earnings reports has slowed to a trickle. The data and commentary show that...
November 16, 2023
Instacart Boosts Offerings for Small Brands to Drive B2B Revenue
As Instacart’s ad business and other B2B offerings grow quicker than its consumer transactions, the aggregator is expanding its offerings for small brands to reach new business customers. The company...
November 16, 2023
Is AI Macy’s Santa’s Little Helper?
In the midst of the holiday season, while numerous retailers anticipate a weak consumer spending forecast amid an inventory glut, Macy’s may have set itself apart. The chain has moved...
November 16, 2023
Clothing, Furnishings and Appliances Lead In-Store Purchases
The rise of eCommerce and the integration of online and offline shopping have shaped the way consumers are making their purchases. Despite a shift toward online sales, however, consumers still...
November 16, 2023
Pickup and Delivery Drive Walmart’s 24% eCommerce Surge, as Consumer...
Walmart has made the consumer spending slowdown official. As fiscal year third-quarter earnings results debuted Thursday morning (Nov. 16) showed a cautious outlook on consumers’ willingness to open their wallets...
