Consumers keep trading down to private labels: Store brand dollar volume grew 10.3% in Q1, nearly twice national brands’ 5.6% growth rate.
Albertsons’ earnings beat expectations as debate over its acquisition by Kroger rages on: A wave of antitrust concerns from consumers, employees, suppliers, and government officials is putting the deal in doubt.
Apple’s MacBook mostly dodged holiday weakness a few quarters ago, but shipments fell 40.5% compared to the first three months of 2022. This trend could continue throughout the year.
Digital health companies are facing days of reckoning: Financial pressures are forcing bankruptcies, layoffs, and strategic pivots. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Investors see opportunities in VBC players: But they’ll have to play the long game to achieve financial success. VBC models don’t produce results overnight.
ChatGPT makes smart glasses even smarter, maybe: Innovative Eyewear’s new Lucyd app lets you talk to the AI chatbot through your eyeglasses, even while driving.
Hackers have stolen terabytes of data, source code, and BIOS software updaters that could be used to compromise millions of devices. The onus is on consumers to ramp up security.
‘Super Mario Bros.’ was a perfect storm for box office success: The adaptation of arguably the most recognizable video game character broke box office records.
Name a better pairing than Twitter and controversy: This time the site has incorrectly labeled NPR as “state-affiliated media.”
Retailers and the tech firms powering some of their RMNs are racing to give ad buyers access to more off-site inventory in formats ranging from CTV to digital out-of-home to in-store. But on-site has plenty of headroom left, as this new data from our forecast shows.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we conduct a physical examination of the US retail space: what do our new forecasts tell us, which categories are leading the charge (or struggling), and how is the banking debacle weighing on consumers purchasing decisions? Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four symptoms to pay attention to over the coming months. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Zak Stambor.
In the US, just 18% of adults say they’ve used livestream and video ecommerce, according to an October 2022 Insider Intelligence survey with Bizrate Insights. Brands shouldn’t shy away from livestream shopping in the US, but they need to be intentional about how they implement it.
Japan’s government might get a customized ChatGPT: OpenAI CEO’s trip to the island nation illustrates the company’s plan for tailored AI chatbots to extend its reach. It might pay off.
Geopolitical tension could foil Musk’s Mars ambitions: The specter of space warfare could disrupt the private space sector and communications systems as SpaceX’s Starship launch approaches.
The IMF published a blog calling out the risks these unregulated NBFIs pose, and called on regulators to buckle down to contain them.
They don’t want to play games, they want to invest, innovate, and make a difference.
The clever and popular risk management module: Regional banks will be falling over themselves to spend on risk management tech as if their lives depended on it. And maybe they do.
Many of the pandemic-era rewards used to entice credit card spending could prove costly for issuers this year.