TL;DR: Instacart’s growth rate has stepped up in recent quarters, widening the gap versus the total grocery market and strengthening the case for brands to lean in on the platform.We recommend brands plan for Instacart Ads investment of ~3% of sales, with most dollars in lower-funnel search where returns are provable; co-branding campaigns and the […]
TL;DR: Walmart delivered sales at the top of its guidance and raised its full-year outlook, with eCommerce once again driving all of its U.S. growth while stores declined for a third consecutive quarter. The headline for brands: $2.9 billion of tariff refunds went into more than 11,000 rollbacks to ease a fuel-pressured consumer. 8 minute […]
TL;DR: Instacart posted a strong 2Q, with +14.0% GTV growth and +16.5% Advertising growth, leading us to raise our 2026-2028 outlooks. The quarter strengthened Instacart’s position as a must-win platform for any grocery brand as it outpaces the total U.S. grocery market by ~4-5x. We continue to recommend ad investment around 3% of GTV, with […]
TL;DR: Sponsored Products remain the core of Amazon advertising budgets, and most accounts leak spend through a lack of control. Jake Merrill and Sam Jennings of Odyssey eCommerce shared ten tactics for finding and fixing wasted spend across campaign setup, targeting, and optimization, each with a specific place to check in the ad console and […]
TL;DR: Successfully launching a product means winning across inter-linked elements at once: keywords, personalized results, Alexa and Sparky, off-retailer agents, and paid media. Amanda Wolff of ProductWind shared the importance of understanding where a product fits in its category, writing for shoppers and AI simultaneously, using creators in efficient ways, and timing advertising onsite and […]
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TL;DR: This comprehensive strategy workbook combines forecasts, consumer brand benchmarks, and expert intel with 5 hands-on tools for best-in-class Walmart strategy and execution in 2026-27. 1 minute read Log in to download the full workbook linked at the bottom Our Walmart Strategy Workbook includes All-Signal, No Noise insights retail leaders need to forecast their business, […]