Social fuels streaming: Netflix invests in BookTok sensation “Twisted Love” as TikTok reshapes publishing and adaptation strategies.
SpaceX, OpenAI, and others are choosing private funding over public markets to safeguard innovation, avoid scrutiny, and maintain competitive advantages.
Regulatory clarity should usher in an era of accelerated crypto ownership and payments adoption—although it won’t happen overnight
Delta expects 2025 to be its best year yet: The airline is confident travel demand will soar as wealthy consumers and business travelers increase spending.
Over half of retailer executives say that they implemented a return fee to discourage customers from initiating returns, according to October 2024 data from Optoro. Thirty-nine percent of executives said they launched a fee to discourage excessive or abusive returns, while 20% said it is to make it difficult or discourage customers from returning products.
The National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Big Show is happening in New York City this weekend, and will offer an opportunity for retail media networks (RMNs) to pitch themselves to advertisers. Even though retail media is huge—exceeding $62 billion in US ad spend this year per our forecast, most of those ad dollars will go to the biggest RMNs. The remaining players are vying over the same $8.58 billion that isn't scooped up by Amazon, Walmart, or Target.
As of February 16, 2025, Google will sanction advertisers to use digital fingerprinting, a data collection technique that gathers information about a particular device, browser, or user.
There’s no replacement for TikTok, especially for small or up-and-coming creators who rely on TikTok to build an audience and start monetizing. However, creators strongly favor Instagram for audience growth.
Logistics and the supply chain will take center stage this year: While a port strike may be off the table, rising costs and geopolitical tensions will force retailers to make hard choices.
Tariffs will upend the status quo: Retailers need to brace themselves for a new era of protectionist trade policies that drive up costs and eat into consumers’ spending power.
But the social media platform may struggle to get its users on board unless it can differentiate the P2P service from its peers
This deviation from prior months’ trends may signify consumers are starting to pay off their debts and cut back spending
PYUSD has struggled to gain significant adoption. The Trump admin could change that
JCPenney joins forces with Aeropostale’s owner to form Catalyst Brands: The new company aims to tap into its vast pool of customer data to cross-sell across its portfolio.
Amazon will begin selling its ad tech to third-party retailers: The new Amazon Retail Ad Service will give companies access to the retailer’s advanced targeting and sizable advertiser network.
Marks & Spencer, Tesco flag challenges as UK economy weakens: Confidence is slumping due to concerns over tax hikes and sluggish consumer demand.
Disney will attract major attention at Upfronts: Ad-supported subscribers surpassed 157 million, giving it a leg up over the competition.
New rule removes medical debt from credit reports: While this will help in terms of approval and interest rates for loans, relief won’t be felt until health systems stop aggressively chasing down patients’ unpaid bills.