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Amazon 4Q24 Recap: Key Takeaways for Consumer Brands

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TL;DR: Amazon’s unit growth, promotional intensity, and advertising gains fueled its outperformance of the broader retail market in 4Q, while fulfillment and cost efficiencies are poised to drive sustained growth and profitability improvements in 2025. 3 minute read Amazon remains the fastest-growing platform at-scale for brands, outperforming the broader retail market by 3.6x in the […]

The Retail Media Wake Up Call

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10 minute read (it’s worth it!) TL;DR: Most retailers ‘operate’ retail media networks devoid of robust spend and the related profits that come with it. As a result, these retailers can’t sustainably offer eCommerce at the very same time consumers are increasingly shopping online. Making money as a retailer is tough. Doing so in eCommerce […]

Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review | January 2025

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1 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom This Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review includes All-Signal insights retail leaders need to forecast the business, make critical investment decisions, and compete effectively on the platform. It’s designed to cut through industry noise and save you time by bringing consumer brands […]

2025 Food & CPG Outlook

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3 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom We analyzed 30 CPG companies including their revenue growth and profit trends, as well as what they said about the consumer backdrop, promotional intensity, marketing spend plans, and innovation. In addition, we developed a CPG Index model that estimates future growth, […]

4Q24 Amazon Quarterly Business Review

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1 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom Our 4Q24 Amazon quarterly business review includes All-Signal insights digital leaders need to forecast the business, make critical investment decisions, and compete effectively on the platform. Driven by Stratably’s proprietary benchmarking and extensive qualitative research, it’s designed to cut through industry […]

Benchmarking Data on 2025 Promotional Plans, Investments, Tactics, and Strategies

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TL;DR: Stratably’s latest research shows 2025 will be even more promotional than 2024, primarily via general price discounts and tentpole events. 7 minute read We’re in the thick of holiday and Q4, and you don’t have to go far to notice the highly promotional environment. A net 33% of brands report a more aggressive promotional […]

Takeaways from Amazon’s 3Q24 Results

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October 31, 2024 TL;DR: Amazon’s 3Q retail growth was roughly in line with 2Q, driven primarily by an accelerating 1P business and continued growth in Ads. Its retail outperformance and dominance as a full-funnel advertising platform continues to drive focus and investment among consumer brands looking for growth. 4 minute read Amazon released its third […]

3Q24 Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review

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October 21, 2024 1 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom This Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review includes All-Signal insights retail leaders need to forecast the business, make critical investment decisions, and compete effectively on the platform. It’s designed to cut through industry noise and save you time by […]