Labor-organizing momentum grows among retail workers: Many merchants struggle to find the right tone and messaging to respond to the movement.
Lands’ End turns to retail partnerships to expand its audience: The brand is relying on tie-ups with QVC and Kohl’s to attract new customers across multiple channels.
Crocs sees an opportunity to hit $5 billion in annual sales by 2026: The shoe brand, known for its comfort-enhancing clogs, is banking on a Hey Dude acquisition and new styles to help hit its target.
Prada posted a strong start to the year: In the latest sign that the luxury market remains strong, Prada has exceeded expectations despite challenges in China and Russia.
Can Twitter fend off Elon Musk’s takeover bid? The future of Twitter’s board, shareholders, and employees hangs in the balance as the standoff escalates and the social media company opens to acquisition.
Plant a (monster) tree for Earth Day? Living Carbon’s engineered trees are being promised as a way to boost carbon sequestration. But can we see the forest through the supertrees?
The launch is well-timed—crypto regulation is gaining momentum, which could alleviate a major adoption concern.
Digital advertising has taken a few hits in the recent past (ahem, the pandemic), but there's still lots of hope and some flat growth that can't be ignored. "In Other News," we discuss Vizio's new ad solution and what exactly service hoppers are. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Peter Newman and Paul Verna.
Amazon’s IMDb TV rebrands to Freevee as ad-supported video gains fans: The name change will highlight the service’s value and may help it better compete with Hulu.
Retailers need multiple approaches to curb the cost of returns: With online returns costing retailers 21% of their order value on average, retailers need several ways to lower associated fees.
In Latin America, ad buys on ecommerce channels consist of lower-funnel actions like sponsored product ads. Although brands are shifting spending to more upper-funnel formats, such as sponsored display and video, these performance-driven formats will remain the cornerstone of marketers’ retail media strategies in the near term.
In March, just over half of email opens worldwide came from Apple devices using Mail Privacy Protection (MPP), a feature released in September 2021 that prevents email senders from receiving data on Mail app users’ device usage, among other information. About one-third of opens came from webmail, while the remaining slice was split fairly evenly between desktop and mobile.
Retail sales around the world falter as consumers lose confidence: Slowing sales growth in the UK and contractions in China are adding to retailers’ woes.
The boom era of rapid grocery delivery is over: Gopuff and DoorDash are taking a more cautious approach to growth as investors cool off.
The latest wealth-builder—used EVs: Expensive fuel and slow vehicle production have triggered a stampede for used hybrids and EVs, sending prices skyrocketing. Without better batteries, prices will continue to soar.