TikTok takes a page from Instagram’s playbook: The ability to post photos and images could catch on—or could show that copycatting doesn’t pay.
The Cyber Five period used to be the kickoff to the holiday shopping season. But this year, Amazon’s October Prime Day event could take away from Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to Adobe.
A robot might deliver your next order of pad thai: Several companies are eager to see if delivery robots are a gimmick or the next big technological innovation.
A railroad worker union rejected a Biden-brokered labor agreement: That raises the prospect of a nationwide rail strike, which could derail the US economy during the crucial holiday season.
BNPL providers must develop consumer rewards programs to effectively compete within consumer payments.
A longer-than-ever holiday season is hurting advertising: Ad effectiveness gets diluted by an endlessly long shopping season that only starts earlier every year.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss Amazon's ambitions in the grocery space, how it's leveraging Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, and whether the ecommerce company could become the biggest seller of digital groceries. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four tech innovations giving Amazon an advantage in grocery. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Blake Droesch and Andrew Lipsman.
An IONIQ 5-powered countryside retreat: Hyundai is putting its EVs’ bidirectional charging capabilities on full display. It’s a competitive marketing strategy that could promote EV adoption during an energy crisis.
Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy shifts business strategy: We explore Cost Plus Drugs’ first collaborations with a PBM and health plan and analyze why the pharmacy decided to pivot away from operating all on its own.
Walmart officially enters the clinical trial space: We unpack Walmart’s latest healthcare venture and why retail clinics are well positioned to help circumvent clinical trial roadblocks.
Home-based SDOH interventions prove worthwhile: New data highlights which SDOH programs deliver value to providers and health plans. We detail how organizations can devise a successful SDOH strategy.
TikTok’s videos are ideal vehicles for misinformation: Misleading short-form videos are going viral on TikTok and competing platforms, proving that video is difficult to regulate.
Biden tries to keep an EU-US splinternet at bay: An executive order could help ease regulatory risk for companies transferring data between Europe and the US, if the EU agrees.
More than 80% of video game developers worldwide were making games for PCs as of May 2022. For console and mobile games, that figure was closer to 40%.
Hasbro says it can grow profits by 50% over the next three years: But the company is already struggling with diminished demand, raising questions about the feasibility of its expansion strategy.
PC sales spiral but Mac sales are up 40% YoY: Cooling PC demand and uneven supply have contributed to a YoY contraction of 15% that’s likely to stretch into Q4. Apple’s steady supply has helped its growth.
Carbon emission messaging is misleading air travelers: A new study finds that consumers are being deceived—but there could be an opening for a shrewd brand.
The global economic downturn is putting pressure on FIs around the world. In the UK, firms are turning to tech and hiring to weather the storm.
It’s gained approval as a mutual savings bank, which means its commodity-dependent deposits are FDIC insured.