Threads plans first updates: User interface complaints lead to changes that may make the new app appeal to Twitter power users.
A new EU-US data privacy deal has been established: The Data Privacy Framework could bring an end to an era of hefty fines for ad tech companies.
The US economy has positive momentum: Wages are rising faster than inflation, which eased to its slowest pace in over two years in June.
Less than 1% of US ad agency jobs will be lost to automation and generative AI technology this year, according to Forrester. Though that number will grow over the coming years, it will only total 7.5% by 2030.
Arecession would put more than $200 billion in credit card issuer revenues at risk. Issuers must be fully prepared for weakened consumers hobbled by unemployment, depleted savings, and extra debt payments. And they should prepare for the toll that deteriorating credit card spending and loan risk could take on charge-off rates, merchant fee revenues, and interest income
Roku and Shopify team up on shoppable ads: Viewers will be able to purchase items from Shopify merchants directly from their TVs.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why beauty is doing so much better than the rest of retail, how we've seen the "lipstick effect" play out, and how beauty shopping habits are changing. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank our top four beauty brand marketing strategies other retailers can learn from. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.
Its latest layoffs hit close to home in Redmond as the company restructures to acquire a gaming giant. Sales, customer service, and support jobs continue to get offshored or relegated to AI.
Twitch has a unique take on short-form video: The livestreaming platform is turning user clips into a feed to help boost creator discovery.
Ad spend across digital channels has been mixed so far this year, with spend on social networks slowing and connected TV spend boosted by new ad-supported subscription tiers. Meanwhile, retail media is diversifying at a rapid rate as nonendemic retailers get in the game
Domino’s will soon list its menus on Uber Eats and Postmates: The pizza company sees the apps as a means to drive incremental revenues.
Chipotle’s latest robotic experiment is a machine that preps avocados for guacamole: The QSR chain expects the Autocado to cut prep time in half, reduce worker injuries, and unlock millions in savings.
Leverage your own data to guide decisions, meet consumers where they are, and find some partnerships outside of your comfort zone—but never forget your brand identity or what made consumers love it in the first place.
Apple continues to buck the market’s downward trend while growing market share, proving its supply-chain expertise and whole-widget strategy is worth emulating.
Threads simultaneously eats Twitter’s traffic and feeds its usage: Meta’s Threads might keep Twitter afloat as Musk loyalists dig in their heels. But Threads’ traffic metrics will win ad revenue.
Nasdaq takes aim at Big Tech’s dominance: The index will rebalance this month to curb tech giants’ influence. It could reshape market dynamics and spark volatility.
Banks will start posting their Q2 results on Friday. Here’s what to keep an eye out for.
The admission will not help the digital challenger as it endeavors for a UK banking license.
Both Amazon and its payment partners can benefit from the massive sales event
The bank will nab the portfolio from Barclays in 2025. Here’s how it could benefit from Lufthansa’s massive customer base