Identify and leverage emerging trends in digital retail, technology, supply chain, and marketing to grow eCommerce and better target shoppers across multiple channels. Topics Understanding Pure Play Retailers The Shoppers' Evolving Path to Purchase Developing Multichannel Strategies Staying Ahead of Emerging Trends Interactive Chart: Amazon and Prime Penetration Amazon's rise as a retail force has been swift and steady. To better understand the growing reach of Amazon among shoppers, use this interactive graphic to see the multi-year trend in shopping Amazon.com and Prime membership. Line: Percent of U.S. Households Shopped Amazon.com during Past Four Weeks Bars: Percent of U.S. Households with Amazon Prime Membership* * Prime Membership incidence rates reported in December of each year All Shoppers Gen Y Gen X Boomers Seniors HH with Kids HH without Kids "Haves" "Have Nots" Understanding Pure Play Retailers ARTICLE In favoring own marketplace over Souq, Amazon signals Middle East ambitions 21 Feb 2019 By: Rachel Dalton, Kabeer Kapoor, Himanshu Pal In its quest to drive international expansion and growth, Amazon will launch its own marketplace just two years after purchasing Souq.com for USD580 million. Summary Slides Amazon North America: The big beats from Q4 2018 14 Feb 2019 By: Rachel Dalton. 12 Slides This slide summary report evaluates the Q4 and FY 2018 financial results and highlights key North America initiatives and important themes moving forward in 2019. Followers: 21 BLOG POST Amazon North America’s strong finish to 2018: Three key takeaways 5 Feb 2019 By: Rachel Dalton After a successful 2018 holiday season, Amazon posted worldwide quarterly net sales growth of 20% to USD72.4 billion and operating income growth of 78%, or USD3.8 billion. Amazon’s net sales for fiscal year 2018 reached USD232.9 billion, up 31% year over year, and operating income was ... Followers: 58 BLOG POST Find new seasonal opportunities with our interactive retail calendar 4 Feb 2019 By: Anusha Couttigane Last year we brought to you a flash guide to monetizing the moment by trading on interest around the Royal Wedding. This year, we’ve put together a comprehensive, week-by-week guide on other key moments for retailers and brands to activate around when it comes to merchandising and marketing. ... Summary Slides Amazon.com: Surfing the screen 22 Jan 2019 By: Meaghan Werle. 20 Slides Amazon is enhancing the quality of its online experience, reducing wasted time while expanding Prime members’ time in a meaningful way. View All The Shoppers' Evolving Path to Purchase Summary Slides Mastering eCommerce Fundamentals: Incorporating product images 19 Feb 2019 By: Kevin McCoy. 12 Slides Mastering eCommerce Fundamentals is a monthly series that provides tactics that can immediately and positively impact your eCommerce execution. This month will focus on how to incorporate images and videos into your product detail pages. Summary Slides Mastering eCommerce Fundamentals: Creating winning product titles 22 Jan 2019 By: Kevin McCoy. 9 Slides Mastering eCommerce Fundamentals is a monthly series that provides tactics that can immediately and positively impact your eCommerce execution. Each month will focus on a key digital element and offer strategies and best practices to elevate your online presence. Followers: 418 BLOG POST The Online Holiday Paradox 14 Jan 2019 By: Ray Gaul Retailing in the Week Ahead, Week 3, 2019 January 14 is New Year’s Day for those who follow the Julian calendar. So, if I did not get a chance to wish you a Happy Gregorian New Year, please accept my Happy Julian New Year wishes. British retailers have a tradition of reporting their ... Summary Slides The state of apparel retailing: A deep dive into the macro, competitive, and shopper trends affecting apparel retailing 8 Nov 2018 By: Tiffany Hogan. 28 Slides Analyzing the contrary nature of the changes in the apparel retailing landscape can help us understand where it is now, and where it is likely to go. Summary Slides Ingenious Innovations and Initiatives – July 2018 13 Aug 2018 By: Kantar Consulting Research Team. 12 Slides Reports of the death of the high street are greatly exaggerated, it’s undergoing a period of transformation and we look back at some of the best new stores from around the world. View All Developing Multichannel Strategies ARTICLE How Office Depot and Alibaba’s unusual alliance creates B2B opportunities 5 Mar 2019 By: Timothy Campbell, Howard Lake A new agreement between Office Depot and Alibaba grants more shopper-focused solutions to the former and provides new market opportunities for the latter. Followers: 187 BLOG POST Is Amazon launching a new physical grocery store? Three quick insights 1 Mar 2019 By: Alice Fournier, Tory Gundelach The Wall Street Journal reported today that Amazon might launch a grocery store business. While the Amazon team has not confirmed the report, a few hypotheses emerge about how Amazon might approach the future of its grocery business: Amazon could use new physical spaces as dark stores ... Summary Slides CVS Health Q4 and FY 2018 Results 28 Feb 2019 By: Ben Antenore. 9 Slides Despite lasting positivity from the Aetna merger and strong script growth, CVS’s most recent earnings call wasn’t very optimistic, reflecting concerns by the retailer regarding persistent challenges in its business. Followers: 67 BLOG POST Lowe’s Q4 and FY 2018 results: Closing a year of rebalancing to drive future growth 28 Feb 2019 By: Hannah Hayes Lowe’s fourth-quarter performance reflected some of the difficulties the retailer experienced from challenging the status quo in 2018. Lowe’s reported a net loss of USD824 million on a 1% increase in sales in the quarter. While a weaker housing market in Canada and unfavorable winter ... Summary Slides Walmart US: The big beats from Q4 and FY 2018 27 Feb 2019 By: Laura Kennedy. 7 Slides Walmart posted a strong fourth quarter, helped by the holiday season but also driven by strength in eCommerce and particularly in grocery and Online Grocery. View All Staying Ahead of Emerging Trends Webinar Digital Retailing Webinar: Omnichannel in 2019 - The blurring lines between the consumer and the shopper 7 Mar 2019, 11:00 AM EST As eCommerce continues to grow, the entire retailing experience is being transformed, both online and offline. New digital technologies are enabling near-instant conversion at the point of “I want to buy” inspiration. In turn, distinguishing between the consumer and the shopper is losing its relevance. Join Kantar Consulting to discuss joint marketing and sales strategies to drive both engagement and purchase in this interconnected environment. In this webinar, we will: ... Followers: 86 BLOG POST The rising retail opportunity in esports 14 Feb 2019 By: Meaghan Werle Are your kids glued to the screen playing “Fortnite”? Or perhaps you caught Tyler “Ninja” Blevins starring in last week’s Super Bowl commercial for the NFL 100? Regardless of your familiarity (or lack thereof) with video games, esports (electronic sports) are starting ... Summary Slides Digital Double Click: Esports 14 Feb 2019 By: Meaghan Werle. 24 Slides Digital Double Click is a series that summarizes key innovations in the digital space. In this edition, you can find an overview of esports and its application to retail. Followers: 28 BLOG POST Boxed.com tests new waters with exclusive Coca-Cola launch 4 Feb 2019 By: Kevin McCoy Boxed.com, the bulk online retailer, is taking steps to further differentiate itself from Amazon in the consumables space. For the first three months of 2019, Boxed is reportedly serving as the exclusive seller of two new Coca-Cola products — 12 packs of Smartwater Alkaline and Smartwater ... Followers: 418 BLOG POST Three Channels, Three Inflections 28 Jan 2019 By: Ray Gaul Retailing in the Week Ahead, Week 5, 2019 I’m already feeling a little bit winded, are you too? Retailer results for 2018 keep pouring in, leaving tea leaves to sift through in figuring out what 2019 and 2020 might shape up to become. The number of big headline game-changing announcements ... View All