General Mills’ Q1 performance follows a familiar pattern: Higher prices helped offset declines in sales volumes and international revenues, giving the CPG company a 29% boost to operating profits.
Drizly is the latest company to roll out an ad network: The Uber-owned alcohol delivery service’s ad products may enable advertisers to run finely targeted multimedia campaigns.
With grocery prices soaring, shoppers are looking to save: That’s providing a prime opportunity for discount grocers such as Aldi and Lidl.
Click and collect’s share of digital grocery is growing. This year, the fulfillment method will account for 36.8% of US grocery ecommerce sales. Come 2026, that figure will rise to 40.6%.
Zuck has a golden opportunity if he doesn't muck it up: Meta’s market valuation drops are tied to its metaverse aspirations. Its upcoming product releases need to be crowd pleasers.
Nvidia’s new edge AI computing platform highlights the need to protect surgical robots and medical devices from hacking.
All eyes on TikTok: The social video network says it’s banning political ads and fundraising on its platform, but a poor enforcement record and ties to the Chinese government raise doubts that it can remain neutral.
Cost of the tech cold war: The FCC’s list of potential security threats grows longer with ComNet and China Unicom’s inclusion. The cost to rip and replace equipment and services may adversely affect smaller telecoms.
Spotify makes play for hip-hop devotees on Roblox: New virtual experience focused on genre that draws 44 billion monthly streams
Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants fell short of expectations in Q1: Inflation is causing the company’s customers to pull back on dining out.
Stitch Fix ended its 2022 fiscal year on a less-than-stellar note.
High-end luxury is having a moment. Consumers in this category haven’t been hurt by inflation the same way the average US consumer has, so brands need to elevate to hold onto them.
On today's episode, we discuss how Amazon's Thursday Night Football debut went, whether TikTok might be the new search engine, if people want to buy things with emojis, how many folks will sign up to Netflix with ads, how many ads are too many, an explanation of whether Apple is the dark horse of search, how much the world doesn't recycle, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Ross Benes and Evelyn Mitchell.
The US travel industry is well on its way to a full recovery from 2020’s pandemic-driven nadir, and with this recovery has come a return to ad spending. Travel industry players upped their digital ad budgets by 42.7% last year, and we forecast a 22.5% boost for this year. Next year, travel will grow its outlays faster than any vertical we track.
The SEC fined the firm $35M for improperly disposing of devices containing sensitive data.
Fintechs and neobanks value banking licenses for functional reasons, but they might be seeking intangible benefits as well.
Customers are still reporting service gaps. Now the AG wants to take control, and others are calling for federal oversight.