Walmart's ad business drives 26% revenue growth: Walmart Connect leads with 30% increase, outpacing Amazon's ad unit.
From the staying power of self-checkouts to the growing integration of mobile, here are three trends shaping the way consumers are completing their in-store purchases.
The AI that powers today’s search engines is getting smarter. Failing to manage your brand’s online reputation can damage it and lower its search engine ranking. Basics like managing reviews, updating content, and business listings are essential to keep your brand visible and controversy-free.
This rollout puts Google in a strong position as the digital wallet competitive landscape shakes up
This tie-up helps the BNPL fintech keep up with major competitors Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay, which are all already integrated with the payments platform
But usage of the payment option remained quite limited compared with the share of buyers who use BNPL at any point during the year
Its narrow focus on credit card debt management may have prevented it from pivoting after funding ran out.
Product safety issues could derail Chinese ecommerce platforms’ growth ambitions: Shein and Temu are struggling to keep products with high levels of toxic substances—as well as those hazardous to babies and children—off their marketplaces.
Amazon expands drone delivery to the UK while Walmart retrenches: The latter will end operations in Arizona, Florida, and Utah as it searches for a sustainable model.
Kroger promises to lower grocery prices by $1 billion if Albertsons merger is approved: But the political climate is unfavorable to the grocers as VP Kamala Harris makes high grocery prices a key campaign issue.
Kaiser Permanente rolls out Abridge’s genAI clinical documentation tool: Here’s why improvements to genAI are needed for most healthcare use-cases—but not clinical documentation.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. will publish customer contracts online: Here’s how the PBM disruptor’s bid to further advance prescription drug price transparency is a sign of things to come in the space.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the interesting ways folks watch the Olympics, the best (and not so best) ads from the Games, the impact of X suing advertisers, how much in-store chatbots can move the needle, how to view Disney’s streaming profitability milestone, which national park most of America could drive to in a day, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Sara Marzano and Carina Perkins.
By launching its own iOS store, Epic challenges Apple’s monopoly and sets the stage for more app competition.
Venu Sports launch is temporarily blocked: Fubo’s lawsuit against the streaming service could cause it to miss a pre-NFL season launch date.
MLB secures Spanish-language presence with TelevisaUnivision: The deal amplifies the outperformance of Spanish-language TV as sports remain a key linear TV attraction.
They must choose between sacrificing traffic or protecting their content from Google’s AI use.
SB 1047’s restrictions could drive major AI companies out of the state, threatening innovation.