FedEx announces massive consolidation plan in a push for greater efficiency: The company will combine its Ground and Express units to eliminate redundancies and improve the customer experience.
The SVB collapse has made them reconsider where they do their banking. We discuss what banks can do to stand out.
T2 app looks to reap benefit from Musk’s blue check mark flub: Alternative platform offers users a way to port over their Twitter verifications.
The gender pay gap at UK banks last year ranged from 17.1% to a whopping 51.1%.
A year in, Buy with Prime is struggling to attract retailers: Opposition from Shopify and UX limitations are keeping merchants away, despite the opportunity to reach Amazon Prime users.
It’s trying to mitigate the growing threat that card networks face at the online point-of-sale from open banking.
Should brands trust Meta’s generative AI? The company promises to release easy creative advertising tools, but the tech has landed companies in large legal battles.
Tying multiple online, offline, and device IDs to a single person was always complex and costly, even when third-party cookies and mobile identifiers were commonly accepted tools. As legacy identifiers continue to erode, the costs to target and track users’ digital activity have only risen.
On today's episode, we discuss why brands should be thinking more about community; Apple rolling out its buy now, pay later offering; consumers' shipping priorities; H&M's new resale program; what in-store retail robots can do; facts about US national parks; and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, and analyst Blake Droesch.
Retailers are increasingly pessimistic about consumer spending this year: That explains why the retail industry comes in fourth for the most planned job cuts of any sector this year.
US spending on identity solutions and services will increase by 13.0% YoY to reach $10.4 billion this year, per the Winterberry Group.
The US Hispanic population is young and growing faster than the general US population is. Their buying power will approach $2.8 trillion by 2026. Here’s a look at their media habits and how to reach them.
Gen Zers make up about 20% of the US population, and they’re growing up. The digitally native generation has unique shopping habits after going through the pandemic during their formative years. From TikTok to the creator economy to payments trends, here’s how our analysts predict Gen Z will change shopping.
EV prices could fall even more this year: Lithium sticker shock has eased, which means cheaper batteries and more affordable EVs. But Earth’s limited mineral resources could thwart full electrification.
Digital health startups to watch: This week, we spotlight value-based care enabler Wellvana Health and patient engagement company Wellth on the back of fresh funding.
Latino patients could score cheaper Rx: Zócalo Health, a virtual care provider serving Latinos, is partnering with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. The upshot could be big cost savings for consumers.
Quality of care doesn’t beat real revenue: A new AMN Healthcare report on physicians’ bills highlights how healthcare stakeholders’ revenue goals are misaligned.
So far this year, there’s been Google versus Microsoft and TikTok versus … well, everyone. But another battle is emerging as Amazon and Apple go head to head for ad dollars, streaming viewers, and the health vertical.