TL;DR: 1Q26 reinforces Amazon as the primary growth engine for consumer brands, with accelerating GMV, rapid grocery expansion, and continued dominance in retail media. However, this growth comes with rising expectations around margin support, advertising investment, and operational complexity. We are forecasting additional share gains in 2026, with projections for GMV to grow +10.2%, outpacing […]
TL;DR: Amazon product launches often fail from inadequate planning and poor cross-functional orchestration, with teams across brand, supply chain, media, and finance operating on different timelines and assumptions. The brands that win the first 90 days treat launches as cross-functional projects with a 12-week pre-launch runway, disciplined execution during launch, and a structured evaluation at […]
TL;DR: Viral Amazon products rarely justify second-mover investment, and most brands are chasing the wrong signals, benchmarking against category leaders that are defending declining share and applying flat RoAS targets across their portfolio. The path forward is a disciplined framework for separating durable demand from short-term noise, oriented around attribute-level themes rather than the hero […]
TL;DR: This comprehensive strategy workbook combines forecasts, consumer brand benchmarks, and expert intel with 7 hands-on tools for best-in-class Amazon strategy and execution in 2026. 1 minute read Log in to download the full workbook linked at the bottom Our Amazon Strategy Workbook includes All-Signal, No Noise insights digital leaders need to forecast their business, […]
TL;DR: Algorithmic price matching has evolved far beyond same SKU comparisons. Retailers now monitor and match competitive pricing in real time at the per-ounce level, across loyalty program offers, and across multiple channels simultaneously, creating a downward spiral that erodes margin and strains channel relationships. The good news: most brands haven’t come close to exhausting […]
TL;DR: Most consumer brands are data rich but insight poor. eCommerce analytics is fragmented across retailers, analytics teams haven’t been able to keep pace, and AI is moving fast. For insight-starved business leaders, the fix isn’t waiting for IT to build the perfect solution. It’s running short-term AI-powered analysis in parallel with a longer-term data […]
TL;DR: eCommerce now generates a wealth of deterministic shopper data like substitutability scores, customer lifetime value, and branded search trends, but most brands still treat them as siloed account metrics rather than enterprise brand health signals. This is a gated article just for members Join the Stratably community Access independent research on the omnichannel market […]
TL;DR: TikTok Shop is already a dominant force in beauty, health, and apparel, and it’s taking share from omnichannel retailers fast enough that brands in those categories can’t afford to ignore it. The challenge is that success requires treating it as a marketing investment rather than a profitable sales channel, and building an operating model […]