Walmart’s divestiture of JD.com stake is a sign of confidence in its China strategy: The retailer’s decision to go it alone reflects the progress in its ecommerce business, as well as booming demand from deal-seeking shoppers.
Customers cited a bank’s reputation as their top factor in choosing a new one. That’s a challenge for newer or smaller banks.
TJX keeps its momentum going as consumers seek value: The retailer’s comparable sales rose 4% YoY in Q2, driven entirely by transaction growth.
More than four in 10 B2B marketers in North America and Europe plan to increase social media content (46%) and video (41%) distribution this year, according to April 2024 data by 10Fold and Sapio Research.
Study finds B2B ads lacking in creativity: Emotional appeal and humor boost effectiveness, with creative ads leading to greater brand loyalty.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what Chipotle has that Starbucks is trying to gain, how Starbucks can turn the ship around, and what its struggles tell us about the greater retail world. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Sky Canaves and vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian.
Sephora reduces staff in China by 10%: The layoffs are part of a restructuring as owner LVMH strategizes against a broader luxury slowdown in the region.
The first $12 billion ad spend US presidential election is underway. That ad spend figure breaks 2020’s by more than $2 billion. Whether or not brands engage in political messaging, they will be impacted by the volume of ad inventory and how the election influences consumer sentiment.
Apple and Google have more time to alter their app store ecosystems beyond earlier concessions that failed to satisfy CMA regulators.
Content licensing partnerships improve AI offerings and let publishers curb unauthorized use. But most AI companies can’t afford to ink such deals.
By securing public sector deals, OpenAI accesses an untapped market and strengthens its brand trust—and that’s becoming vital in an increasingly crowded field.
Spotify loses its second-biggest podcast: “Call Her Daddy” signed a three-year exclusivity contract with competitor SiriusXM.
The revived lawsuit highlights growing consumer concerns over data privacy. Google might face further data purges and harm to its brand trust.
87% of US browsers could become cookieless long term, according to our analysis of StatCounter data.
On today’s podcast episode of The Banking & Payments Show, we do a deep dive into Maria Elm’s EMARKETER report, The Bank in 2030. In the ‘Story by Numbers’ segment, we find out how banks will promote their brands to consumers in the future. We argue nicely in the ‘For Argument’s Sake’ segment about the end of banks as we know it and if it’s true that 90% of consumer-serving banks and credit unions won’t exist by 2030. Listen to the conversation with host, Rob Rubin, and analysts Maria Elm and Tiffani Montez.
First & Peoples Bank thought a shadow banking partnership could expand its digital lending business. But now it’s on the brink of failure.