April 25, 2024
Consumers Are Springing for Nice Beers, but Not Premium Liquor
Trying to balance inflationary pressures and the need to allow themselves at least some indulgences, shoppers are trading up on beer but not springing for premium wine and spirits. Heineken...
April 25, 2024
Consumers Want to Personalize Shopping With Extended Reality
As consumers demand more immersive, captivating eCommerce journeys, many are increasingly interested in adopting extended reality — augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) — to improve their shopping experience....
April 25, 2024
Walmart Gives Online Shoppers VIP Treatment to Compete With Amazon
As Walmart looks to speed its digital transformation in an effort to shrink the eCommerce gap between itself and rival Amazon, the retailer is giving digital shoppers exclusive access to get them...
April 25, 2024
Shoppers Demand More Experiential Brick-and-Mortar Stores
With eCommerce often proving the most convenient option for the practical elements of shopping, consumers are demanding brick-and-mortar retailers provide them with an experience they cannot get online. Foot Locker...
April 24, 2024
Walmart Investors Expect Stiffer Competition in Grocery Sector From Amazon
Investors reportedly expect increased competition in the grocery sector after Amazon’s announcement Tuesday (April 23) of a new grocery delivery subscription benefit. Walmart and Kroger shares declined 1.8% and 2.3%, respectively, Tuesday, in moves...
April 24, 2024
Online Shoppers Are Starting to See Amazon as a Fashion...
As consumers look to buy clothing online, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals that digital shoppers are increasingly turning to Amazon to meet their apparel needs. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence...
April 23, 2024
Walmart Pushes BNPL Loans With One
For Walmart, buy now, pay later (BNPL) may offer the means by which the retail giant pushes even further into financial services and toward super app status. And the low-hanging...
April 23, 2024
Cash-Strapped Consumers Hesitant to Spring for Full-Priced Wholesale Club Memberships
With ongoing financial challenges prompting consumers to make more conservative spending changes, major membership wholesale clubs’ latest promotions suggest they are having trouble getting shoppers to spring for full-priced memberships....
April 23, 2024
Meta Aims to Ignite Enterprise Productivity With Open Metaverse OS
Teamwork makes the dream work. And when the dream is an interoperable virtual reality (VR) world based on a proprietary operating system (OS), you are going to need a big...
