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May 02, 2025 | by Daphne Howland

Amazon could gain share under tariffs, as it did during the pandemic, CEO says

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, speaking to analysts Thursday, compared the U.S. trade war to the pandemic, in that Amazon could gain market share. Tariffs didn’t have a major impact on Q1 results, as online store net sales grew 5% year over year to $57.4 billion, and physical store sales grew 6% to $5.5 billion

May 01, 2025 | by Xanayra Marin-Lopez

Consumers waffle over using social, generative AI to shop

Customers may not be comfortable with advanced shopping tech and allowing AI to analyze their personal data, according to a KPMG report

May 01, 2025 | by Associated Press

McDonald's Store Traffic Falls Unexpectedly as Diners Grow Uneasy About Economy

“We believe McDonald’s can weather these difficult conditions better than most,” Kempczinski said Thursday in a conference call with investors. “However, we’re not immune to the volatility in the industry or the pressures that our consumers are facing.”

April 30, 2025 | by Adam Blair

How Tariff Uncertainty is Impacting Consumer Loyalty, Purchasing, Confidence — and What Retailers can do About it

The tariffs themselves are disconcertingly fluid at the moment, with tariff types and amounts seemingly changing on a daily basis. And tariffs’ strongest proponent, President Trump, may be losing his enthusiasm for them; the April 25 New York Times’ front-page story said Trump has “blinked” on tariffs after being faced with a number of economic realities.