A new seller app and verification tools strengthen Marketplace as Meta competes for merchants and secondhand shoppers.
Michaels’ rapid rollout underscores how lower-cost AI tools are making conversational shopping a practical option for more retailers.
Global compliance records can derail US bank ambitions.
Ongoing benefits can be more compelling than rates in earning primary banking relationships.
Higher tariffs and fuel costs deepen pressure on shoppers and margins.
Smaller sellers may pay more for real models or risk losing shopper trust.
Local credit splits make market-by-market lending strategies more important.
The company’s lifestyle branding could cost bigger banks the next generation of wealth.
US consumers are picking buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers based on the best fit for particular purchases, rather than staying loyal to any one provider.
Cyclospora cases tied to fresh produce are mounting amid low confidence in the FDA and food safety, raising the value of transparent updates.
This month, direct marketing company Valpak is teaming up with Hallmark Channel to offer inventive sweepstakes to millions of households that receive its familiar blue envelope. The “From Mailbox to Movie Set” Sweepstakes gives participants a chance to appear in a walk-on role in an upcoming Hallmark Channel original movie. The promotion, which runs from June 28 through August 7, is part of a larger push by Valpak to engage its core audience with strategic partnerships while growing interest more broadly at mailboxes and online.
Albertsons is partnering with Procter & Gamble on "Rico's Tacos," a micro-drama series that marks a strategic shift in retail media from traditional item-and-price advertising to upper-funnel content marketing.
Creator videos capture 26% of viewing time: Creator content is now a core media buy, but brands will need stronger creator fits as competition rises.
Robinhood sweetens premium card offer: The upgrades address early criticism, but it might not be enough to draw consumers from incumbents
The card’s impressive rewards may not have much effect outside Samsung’s existing mobile wallet base.
Marketers are following the trend, as fiber emerges as a front-of-package selling point for supplement and food brands.
Shoppers embrace AI platforms for discovery and research, but most still make purchases on retailer websites and apps.
Albertsons gets squeezed from all sides as Walmart wins on price, Amazon on convenience, Costco on value.
Their new debit card highlights the opportunity for providers to serve creators as a distinct small-business segment
A Senate probe could push the retailer to strengthen governance as concerns about manipulation grow.