One-quarter of homepage content on average may be unreadable to AI crawlers, risking discovery gaps.
Energy shock pushes more households to the brink, curbing discretionary spending.
Discover and Apple face setbacks as commerce orchestration becomes key to wallet growth.
Flexing data that RMNs lack, PayPal lays a blueprint for FMNs’ unique utility to marketers
Traffic rebounds and guidance rises, though margin and China risks persist.
Security and privacy concerns top the list of infrastructure barriers to agentic commerce adoption at 42.5%, edging out data quality/readiness (40.2%), according to a December 2025 survey from Logicbroker.
"Returns may feel like a cost center for retailers, but if you don't have the right levers in place and you don't treat it like an opportunity to court a customer, you might never get them back," said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian on a recent episode of “Reimagining Retail.”
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the three big questions surrounding Netflix right now: Will leaving Warner Bros. Discovery behind be a good long-term move? Can Netflix double its advertising revenue this year? And will the streaming giant be okay after its co-founder Reed Hastings leaves the company? And more. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Senior Analyst Ross Benes and Senior Editor of our Marketing and Advertising Briefing, Daniel Konstantinovic. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify.
Pinterest turns TV into checkout: Pairing with tvScientific links CTV impressions to conversions, giving brands measurable results beyond reach.
LinkedIn becomes a go-to AI source: ChatGPT and Perplexity cite LinkedIn in 11% of answers, turning posts into decision fuel beyond the feed.
Margin warnings mount as shoppers divert dollars to energy and essentials.
Conversions and engagement among AI users drive outsize impact despite limited adoption.
A new tie-up with Anthropic gets Amex closer to younger consumers using AI for dining discovery.
Historic sales decline underscores fragile sentiment and mounting cost pressures.
Rapid growth and rising brand trust pressure rivals to engage or cede share.
More than half of retailers worldwide (53%) say consumers are increasingly price-sensitive, making it the top external challenge they face in-store, according to December 2025 data from Retail Systems Research.
David’s Bridal shoppers can now make purchases within ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, another signal that retail at large is headed on an AI-enabled path.
Charter sheds 51,000 pay TV subscribers in Q1: Cord-cutting accelerates as streaming and digital redraw viewing habits, necessitating marketers adapt.
Claude keeps results ad-free as platforms weigh speed to revenues against user value.