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How Consumers Want to Live in a Conversational Voice Economy
How Consumers Want to Live in a Conversational Voice Economy
April 24, 2023  |  Voice Activation

Consumers live their lives in a digital-first, connected world — habits formed after three years of a forced shift to digital. And they like it...

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Luxury Retailers Like Saks and Gucci Lean Into Exclusivity
Luxury Retailers Like Saks and Gucci Lean Into Exclusivity
April 22, 2023  |  Retail

Luxury retailers are promoting exclusivity as a way to focus on their core customers and keep them engaged. Following in the footsteps of iconic brands...

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Nearly 4 in 5 Consumers Screen Dating App Matches on Social Media
Nearly 4 in 5 Consumers Screen Dating App Matches on Social Media
April 21, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Bumble. Tinder. Hinge. MeetMe. Grindr. Plenty of Fish. Every month, 73 million consumers across the United States log in to dating apps like these to...

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JPMorgan: Innovation Economy Founders Face Liquidity’s Double-Edged Sword
JPMorgan: Innovation Economy Founders Face Liquidity’s Double-Edged Sword
April 20, 2023  |  Startups

For business founders, every dollar is precious, and the dollars are getting harder to come by. The year 2023 has turned out to be challenging...

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58% of Restaurant Aggregator Customers Order From the Same Restaurants
58% of Restaurant Aggregator Customers Order From the Same Restaurants
April 19, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Just as the restaurant industry rebuilt itself, economic uncertainty rose to rechallenge it. Amid inflation concerns and the ever-present threat of a recession, attracting and...

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Cost Drives 56% of All Retail Subscription Cancellations
Cost Drives 56% of All Retail Subscription Cancellations
April 18, 2023  |  Subscription Commerce

Despite economic uncertainty, retail product subscriptions have proven resilient. February 2023 saw an 11% increase in retail product subscribers compared to September 2022, suggesting that...

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Open Banking Is Changing the Payments Game, and Enterprises Must Keep Up
Open Banking Is Changing the Payments Game, and Enterprises Must Keep Up
April 17, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Until fairly recently, consumers’ financial data has primarily been something to be hoarded and siloed. Rather than closing off this data, a new generation of solutions...

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Nordstrom Walks Back on Luxury and Leans Into Deep Discounts
Nordstrom Walks Back on Luxury and Leans Into Deep Discounts
April 15, 2023  |  Retail

Following its recent earnings report in early March, fashion retailer Nordstrom has announced the upcoming launch of nine additional stores for its Nordstrom Rack off-price...

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Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
Women and Millennials Lead UK’s Digital Shopping Transformation
April 14, 2023  |  Merchant Innovation

Digital features are crucial to winning over the United Kingdom’s tech-savvy shoppers — and merchants know it. We find that U.K. merchants go out of...

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