Featured Blog Followers: 224 BLOG POST Walmart’s ramped-up closed-loop omnichannel media offering 3 Feb 2021 By: Lei Duran In the battle for media revenue, Walmart Connect offers rich first-party data in a smart and measurable media buying platform. Download here. Blogs Followers: 224 BLOG POST Walmart’s ramped-up closed-loop omnichannel media offering 3 Feb 2021 By: Lei Duran In the battle for media revenue, Walmart Connect offers rich first-party data in a smart and measurable media buying platform. Download here. Followers: 354 BLOG POST Amazon's Q4 2020 financial results 3 Feb 2021 By: Rachel Dalton Amazon reported another record-breaking quarter that again exceeded the high end of its guidance with USD 125.6 billion, up 44% versus year ago, driven by continued strong demand across major product categories, building on top of a traditionally strong holiday quarter. Prime members were responsible ... Followers: 263 BLOG POST Impact of COVID-19 vaccine on shopper behavior 29 Jan 2021 By: Caroline Dumas With the development and distribution of various COVID-19 vaccines at play, the opportunity to return to “normal” shopping routines seems like a possibility. However, only 56% of shoppers currently signal plans to get a vaccine when available, and shopping behavior may not change ... Followers: 242 BLOG POST Rite Aid Q3 2021 results: Staying the course 27 Jan 2021 By: Ben Antenore Continuing trends first seen in Q1 and Q2, Q3 was another positive quarter for Rite Aid. The retailer posted $6.12 billion in revenue, growing 12% from $5.46 billion in the same quarter last year. Net losses from continuing operations continue to narrow, falling to $81.2 million with a 35% decline ... Followers: 154 BLOG POST Trading city excitement for suburban space 25 Jan 2021 By: Ellie Pinto Take a peek into the effect COVID-19 has had on housing trends and how grocers and suppliers can benefit. Download here. Followers: 367 BLOG POST Six key themes for retail in 2021 22 Jan 2021 By: Kantar Research Team We’ve identified six themes to help guide your 2021 planning and key conversations with business partners. Watch Commerce Now: 2021 Retail Outlook to dive-deeper into the following themes with our retail and shopper experts. Watch Commerce Now: 2021 Retail Outlook and read Dave Marcotte’s ... Followers: 224 BLOG POST The battle for ‘what’s for dinner?’ heats up 20 Jan 2021 By: Lei Duran These quick stats show the size of the at-home food opportunity and how helping shoppers overcome mealtime fatigue can create growth. Download here. Followers: 821 BLOG POST December retail sales: Growth tailed off at end of a record Q4 15 Jan 2021 By: Doug Hermanson Key takeaways: Despite some moderation in December, the holiday fourth quarter turned in record growth. Adjusting to staying home likely drove more growth than traditional gift shopping. Early holiday promotions in October and a deteriorating job market in December dented everything from ... Followers: 263 BLOG POST Research fast stats: New alcoholic beverage and spirits deep dive 14 Jan 2021 By: Caroline Dumas Kantar augments our monthly ShopperScape® tracking study with thematic Deep Dive studies. In the most recent ShopperScape® Deep Dive on Alcohol-based beverages, we uncovered how shoppers shop for alcohol, their category preferences, the retailers they shopped, the importance of the ... Followers: 96 BLOG POST Online return complexities force adaptation 14 Jan 2021 By: Taylor Galland Free and flexible returns are one way that retailers have competed against one another to make shopping convenient. However, processing these returns comes with a cost. With more postholiday returns expected, retailers are reconsidering the inevitable tradeoffs that come with balancing cost, ... Followers: 242 BLOG POST Walgreens Boots Alliance Q1 2021: A fine start to another disruptive year 13 Jan 2021 By: Ben Antenore Despite ongoing challenges sustained by COVID-19, Walgreens Boots Alliance started 2021 on a good note, logging a positive first-quarter. Total WBA sales grew by 5.7% versus a year ago to $36.3 billion for the quarter. Total pharmacy sales in the Retail Pharmacy USA segment increased 5.9%, driven ... Followers: 821 BLOG POST November retail sales: Staying home upends Black Friday 17 Dec 2020 By: Doug Hermanson Key takeaways: November top-line sales declined relative to October, but year-to-year growth held close to a record pace. Both trends indicate adjusting to staying home during the holiday had a bigger influence on retail spending and channel choice than traditional gift buying. Growth in ... Followers: 96 BLOG POST Costco Q1 2021: Ecommerce reigns supreme 14 Dec 2020 By: Taylor Galland Costco continues to deliver strong double-digit growth, especially for ecommerce. Even without club pickup, Costco’s maintains an ability to excel both in-club and online. Although the retailer has a smaller assortment online than many other retailers, Costco is satisfying its members’ ... Followers: 147 BLOG POST Help us shape Shopper and Category Insights for 2021 14 Dec 2020 By: Jill Trefz, Kate McGee As we approach the end of 2020, Kantar's Shopper and Category teams request your feedback on topics of interest for 2021. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to help us tailor our content to meet your most pressing needs. Survey: ... Followers: 220 BLOG POST Department, apparel Q3 results: exceeding low expectations 8 Dec 2020 By: Tiffany Hogan Department stores have been pretty candid about the low expectations they have for 2020. With feeble demand and a surge in virus cases across the country, its somewhat surprising to see that many of these retailers exceeded their own expectations for the quarter. Macy’s sales dipped by ...