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 Summary Slides Amazon 2020: Exceeding expectations with a winning plan 22 May 2019 By: Rachel Dalton. 51 Slides Review Amazon’s core pillars and strategies to capitalize on growth. Evaluate the evolution of Amazon’s approach to omnichannel. Take a case study approach to aligning with Amazon’s 2020 retail business plan. Summary Slides Amazon North America: The big beats from Q1 2019 17 May 2019 By: Rachel Dalton. 11 Slides This slide summary report evaluates the Q1 2019 financial results, highlights key North America initiatives as well as important themes ahead. Summary Slides The Wake-Up Call: Gearing up for the race to true omnichannel 15 May 2019 By: Owen McCabe. 23 Slides In this opening presentation, we share fresh perspectives on the rapid pace of change in the European retail landscape and the race between brand owners to integrate marketing and sales on digital platforms to gain/defend market share before it's too late. Summary Slides New Retail - What it means to be truly channel-less 15 May 2019 By: Kantar Research Team. 22 Slides Christoph Isenbuerger, Alibaba Europe Director Unified Marketing, reveals why Alibaba's immense ecosystem is the personification of what is required to unlock a treasure trove of growth from the next phase of retail's evolution. Summary Slides Case study: zero to hero 15 May 2019 By: Kantar Research Team. 12 Slides Jo Greenfield, International eCommerce Manager at Hero, details how one major FMCG created and executed a comprehensive global online strategy across multiple markets. View All The Shoppers' Evolving Path to Purchase Summary Slides Understanding the now and next for Walmart eCommerce 24 Apr 2019 By: Laura Kennedy. 24 Slides As Walmart shores up the foundations of its eCommerce business, it is focusing on profitability, the role of Walmart.com, and its growing slate of online brands. Summary Slides Direct-to-consumer comes of age: Learning from the digital disrupters 5 Apr 2019 By: Meaghan Werle. 60 Slides Assess how direct-to-consumer players are elevating the brand experience. Understand the role of the direct-to-consumer model in supporting engagement platforms. Identify direct-to-consumer best practices and opportunities for your brand. Summary Slides Optimizing your fulfillment strategy 4 Apr 2019 By: Rachel Dalton. 53 Slides Explore the evolution of eCommerce fulfillment services and what it takes to win in the current landscape. Get profiles of successful fulfillment operations and discuss future opportunities and challenges. Evaluate the latest technologies for process efficiencies. Summary Slides Now trending in fashion and beauty retail 2 Apr 2019 By: Tiffany Hogan. 19 Slides Check out the latest innovations in the fast-moving businesses of beauty and fashion. 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. View All Developing Multichannel Strategies Followers: 346 BLOG POST Lidl and Boxed.com: Three key implications for grocery’s latest partnership 17 May 2019 By: Kevin McCoy, Meaghan Werle, Simon Johnstone Online wholesale retailer Boxed.com will begin licensing its in-house services to the German grocery chain Lidl in the U.S. starting in June. Lidl will get access to Boxed’s end-to-end technology that tracks purchases, provides warehouse management, and handles transportation logistics. ... Followers: 449 BLOG POST Walmart’s strong Q1: Our quick takeaways 17 May 2019 By: Laura Kennedy Walmart U.S. reported strong quarterly results to kick off its new fiscal year: Comps increased 3.4% for the highest Q1 comp in nine years. Grocery was particularly strong, posting a mid-single-digit positive comp as Online Grocery was a “meaningful” contributor to eCommerce growth, ... Followers: 905 BLOG POST Key questions we’ll answer at Kantar’s Home Improvement Workshop 15 May 2019 By: Hannah Hayes, Laura Kennedy, Doug Hermanson With about a month to go before Kantar’s annual Home Improvement Workshop, our team has been busy dissecting the channel landscape and creating content to help clients better align with retailer trends. In a year of notable changes related to the economy, retailer strategies, and shopper ... Summary Slides Preparing for the next stage in the race: consumer-focused experiences 15 May 2019 By: Malcolm Pinkerton. 39 Slides In this session, we explore the importance of creating integrated, consistent brand experiences at every interaction, connecting with consumers one-one-one, while at all times enabling unified online and offline retail engagement. Summary Slides Building addressable consumer audiences 15 May 2019 By: Kantar Research Team. 19 Slides David Gaines, Global Head of Media Strategy at WPP, explains how digital and omnichannel changes how brand messaging is delivered and received, and what steps should be taken to reach to the new breed of consumer. View All Staying Ahead of Emerging Trends Summary Slides Building brands in the age of the algorithm 15 May 2019 By: Kantar Research Team. 32 Slides Kantar Managing Partner Conrad Persons reveals how to marry supplier growth strategies to new routes to consumer in an age when shopper segmentation is more diverse than ever before, meaning target audiences may not always be in the places you expect. Followers: 449 BLOG POST Walmart launches one-day shipping: What it means 14 May 2019 By: Laura Kennedy Walmart announced today that it will introduce its free NextDay Shipping service, starting in Phoenix and Las Vegas and expanding to reach 75% of the country by the end of 2019. One-day shipping will be available on baskets of $35 or more, and the retailer will use its existing fulfillment centers ... Summary Slides Profiling the social shopper 2 May 2019 By: Meaghan Werle. 33 Slides As social media becomes increasingly shoppable, it is critical to understand the unique characteristics and expectations of shoppers on these platforms. Followers: 72 BLOG POST Sainsbury’s journey of digital transformation 2 May 2019 By: Malcolm Pinkerton Sainsbury’s has unveiled its digital transformation roadmap as it looks to accelerate growth and future proof its business. Success will require serving customers seamlessly online and/or offline through an agile and fully-connected retail ecosystem. Here, we take an initial look at how ... Followers: 72 BLOG POST How eCommerce Analytics Will Empower Your Teams in 2019 15 Apr 2019 By: Malcolm Pinkerton In this latest blog ahead of Kantar’s eCommerce & Digital Strategy Conference on May 15-16, keynote speaker Andrew Pearl, VP Strategy and Insight at Profitero, offers his insight on how analytics is transforming omnichannel and pureplay operational models. In our 2018 Global eCommerce ... View All