Costco's Digital Sales Top $33 Billion, Up More Than 20%
Costco's digitally-enabled sales passed $33 billion in the fiscal year, up over 20%, as nationwide DoorDash and Uber Eats delivery deals expand the club's reach.
Topic: Ecommerce
YouTube Brings Shopping Features to Ask YouTube AI Search
YouTube is adding comparison tables and watch-page product Q&A to Ask YouTube AI search. Over 140 million users engaged with the tool on watch pages in June, Alphabet's Pichai sai…
AI Search Queries Have Quadrupled in Length — and Ecommerce Must Adapt
LLM-driven queries average 24 words versus six on Google, says Optiversal CEO Lucas Tieleman — and bot traffic is rewriting ecommerce discoverability.
82% of Global Consumers Use AI, But Only 2.7% Buy Through It
VML's survey of 28,000 consumers in 17 countries finds AI use at 82% but AI engines driving just 2.7% of purchases, as price anxiety reshapes spending.
Primark Preps Home Delivery Launch, Claims It Is 'Redefining Value'
Primark will launch home delivery on the back of a £90m warehouse deal, as ABF credits marketing investment and its 'Iconic Value' campaign for encouraging volume growth.
Next credits 'acceleration of marketing efforts' for H1 growth
Next lifted digital marketing spend 56% in H1, crediting an 'acceleration of marketing efforts' for beating forecasts and raising full-year profit guidance to £1.255bn.
