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 Followers: 434 BLOG POST Unpacking China’s post-COVID shopping spree 2 Jul 2020 By: Kantar Research Team 18 June, dubbed as China’s mid-year Black Friday, is the second most prominent ecommerce shopping festival after Singles Day in China. This ecommerce event, as always, creates a huge sales opportunity for consumer brands in China and, given this is the first big event post COVID-19, it ... Summary Slides The state of ecommerce 2021 11 Jun 2020 By: Rachel Dalton. 40 Slides Our landmark annual study with Catalyst provides top-line insights and key recommendations to factor into your 2021 plans. Summary Slides The 3P seller opportunity 11 Jun 2020 By: Reid Greenberg. 29 Slides Get the why’s, the how’s, and the case for developing a hybrid seller approach for Amazon. Followers: 80 BLOG POST International growth remains Alibaba’s long-term aim 22 May 2020 By: Howard Lake The big picture from Alibaba’s full-year 2019 results is not around earnings per share (EPS) or revenue or even declining profits, but a clear indication that China’s ecommerce giant sees its future very much as an international operator. While it remains focused on cementing leadership ... Summary Slides Sustainable fashion in the spotlight: 2020 edition 19 May 2020 By: Anusha Couttigane, Kelly Petropoulou, Tiffany Hogan. 62 Slides How are the world’s leading retailers and brands delivering on their sustainability initiatives? This detailed report assesses all the major apparel players across a wide range of sectors, identifying new trends and focus areas for 2020 and beyond. View All The Shoppers' Evolving Path to Purchase Followers: 19 BLOG POST Life in lockdown: Assessing UK non-grocery occasions 6 May 2020 By: Megan Bateman Restrictions on movement across the nation have meant significant lifestyle changes, with many consumers juggling work, socialising and schooling from the confines of their house. In the past month we saw significant shifts in purchasing habits, not only in grocery, but also across non-food ... Followers: 493 BLOG POST Turning the economy from off to on 6 Apr 2020 By: Ray Gaul Retailing in the Week Ahead, Week 15 The ‘R’ word – Recession – is being used less frequently in the business press these days. It has been replaced with a new expression: the “S” word – ‘Shock’. Many business columns have switched from ... Summary Slides Clothing vs. COVID-19: The fashion industry response 3 Apr 2020 By: Anusha Couttigane, Tiffany Hogan. 40 Slides Few sectors have been impacted as severely by the coronavirus as fashion. This report details the strategies adopted by fashion brands, from high street retailers to luxury labels, and analyses which will emerge in best shape from the current crisis. Followers: 45 BLOG POST Metro closes Q1 2020 with 1.3% sales growth and positive outlook 30 Jan 2020 By: Ellie Pinto Metro closed its first quarter of 2020 on December 21, 2019 with 1.3% sales growth versus Q1 2019, amounting to CAD4.0 billion. These sales incorporate same-store food sales of 1.4% and food basket inflation of 2.0%. Accounting for the shift in Christmas sales, same store food sales would have ... Followers: 434 BLOG POST Decoding desire in China’s luxury social ecosystem 6 Dec 2019 By: Kantar Research Team Kantar, in collaboration with MediaCom China, has published the whitepaper Decoding Desire in the China Luxury Social Ecosystem. A large-scale research project was undertaken to unlock the formula luxury brands need to activate their social media effectively from an audience-first approach. ... View All Developing Multichannel Strategies Summary Slides Digital Leadership virtual event overview 11 Jun 2020 By: Rachel Dalton, Todd Szahun. 20 Slides COVID-19 has accelerated the inevitable shift from offline to online retail. How can you plant the seeds for growth? Summary Slides Cross-channel assortment, pricing, and promotion strategies 11 Jun 2020 By: Jonathan Young. 17 Slides Learn why you should rethink the traditional cross-channel pricing and promotion model and use assortment to differentiate by channel. Summary Slides The Walmart competitive advantage through the COVID-19 recovery 11 Jun 2020 By: Lei Duran, Timothy Campbell. 31 Slides Learn how Walmart’s ecommerce investments have paid off during COVID-19 and how brands can find growth with Walmart Online Grocery. Summary Slides Managing your ecommerce organization through COVID-19 11 Jun 2020 By: Christina Anderson, Prem Shunmugavelu. 26 Slides For digital success, you must align your processes, people, and tools to enable agility and action. Here’s a road map to get it right. Summary Slides Canadian shopper profile: Walmart Canada 8 Jun 2020 By: Amar Singh. 21 Slides Learn how COVID is impacting shopping at Walmart across Canada, including online shopping and merchandising buying behaviour. View All Staying Ahead of Emerging Trends Followers: 493 BLOG POST Mistakes in the age of Shopper-First 29 Jun 2020 By: Ray Gaul Retailing in the Week Ahead, Week 27 Just over five years ago, Kantar’s IQ team made a major push for CPG companies to embrace the ‘Age of Shopper-First’. Our goal was to help CPG companies prepare for the year 2020, a year when the best of the best retailers would be using ... Summary Slides The digitalization of retail healthcare 16 Jun 2020 By: Brian Owens. 18 Slides Explore how brands and pharma companies are tapping into digital retailer health and wellness marketing opportunities to accelerate growth. ARTICLE Post-COVID commerce: A four-phase recovery framework 8 Jun 2020 By: Reid Greenberg, Prem Shunmugavelu The economic shutdown and social distancing will bring about a sweeping shakeout of retail. Are you prepared for post-COVID commerce? Followers: 21 BLOG POST Walmart’s online grocery offer: COVID-19 wakes a sleeping giant 2 Jun 2020 By: Lei Duran Over five years ago, when Walmart began testing Online Grocery Pickup, it set in motion a strategy to use its scale and physical footprint to win in ecommerce in a Walmart way. It has since become the leader in online grocery by capturing nearly half of all shoppers. Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ... 1 comment Summary Slides Walmart’s approach to growth in a time of change 29 May 2020 By: Taylor Galland. 47 Slides Understand Walmart’s approach to innovation and strategic adjustments in response to COVID-19 and evolving shopper needs. View All