Airline and hotel co-brand credit cards are contending with shifting travel spending trends and rising competition from general travel cards. Tapping into Gen Z’s love of experiences and exclusivity can help them stand out in a crowded field.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Snapchat launches ‘Find Your Favorites’ campaign: Creator-focused strategy aims to grow engagement and revenue amid TikTok's uncertain US future.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Amid plummeting sales and rising competition, Nintendo hopes its new handheld console will reignite fan loyalty. But will it have the power to compete?
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| Jan 16, 2025
Cracker Barrel led all US flowers, gifts, and greetings retailers with 5.8 million unique visitors in November 2024, according to Comscore.
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| Jan 16, 2025
The Trade Desk bolsters its data by acquiring Sincera: The deal hints at a future for DSPs, which face increased competition from sellers.
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| Jan 16, 2025
The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show closed earlier this week, bringing together retailers, tech companies, and industry experts to discuss the future of retail.
Key takeaways included Gen Z’s influence on shopping, which will last even if TikTok goes away, the accelerating trend cycle, hesitation to adopt new payment technologies, and the transformation of digital grocery. Here are four takeaways from the event.
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| Jan 16, 2025
While Google faces mounting pressure from Bing’s ChatGPT integration and other generative AI (genAI) search platforms, degradation of its own search results, including those shown in its AI Overviews, could be exacerbating migration away from Google.
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| Jan 16, 2025
EV sales set a volume record in Q4: While sales jumped 15.2% YoY, momentum may slow this year if Republicans keep their pledge to repeal or scale back incentives.
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| Jan 16, 2025
With Flashes and a video app in the works, Bluesky is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for users abandoning Meta’s ad-heavy platforms.
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| Jan 16, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump's second term promises profound shifts across commerce, technology, and regulation that will reshape how businesses operate and consumers behave. As the president-elect prepares to take office, his policy priorities are already triggering market reactions and pivots from major corporations.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Best Buy takes another stab at an online marketplace: The consumer electronics giant, which operated a marketplace from 2011 to 2016, aims to align the marketplace’s SKUs with its product mix.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Healthy consumer spending and higher interest income drove gains. But consumers’ financial health isn’t on a glide path yet
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| Jan 16, 2025
Partnership negotiations will have to deal with the program’s list of hurdles
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| Jan 16, 2025
As US users flee to RedNote, Duolingo reports a 216% jump in Mandarin learners, proving social media loyalty trumps language barriers.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Solid December sales cap a year of healthy retail growth: But 2025 could be a different story, as tariff concerns keep all but the wealthiest consumers from spending freely.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Job cuts at Meta and Microsoft could strain remaining workers as companies shift focus to AI amid changing corporate and political dynamics.
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| Jan 16, 2025
The battle between Walgreens and Cooler Screens underscores in-store retail media challenges: Glitchy technology, measurement challenges, and outdated store infrastructure doomed the partnership.
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| Jan 16, 2025
The enforcement action provides closure that could help boost the P2P app’s customer satisfaction in the long run
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| Jan 16, 2025
Physical stores matter most for driving awareness. But online, social media platforms outrank multibrand retailers’ digital channels in driving product discovery, with the most pronounced impact among Gen Z shoppers.
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| Jan 16, 2025
What a TikTok ban means for healthcare and pharma: Health influencers, marketers, and patients have all gravitated toward TikTok in recent years. We examine the implications of a ban on each.
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| Jan 16, 2025
UnitedHealth Group’s shares fall after mixed Q4 earnings: While the healthcare titan will have to contend with potential changes to how its pharmacy benefit manager does business, its reaffirmed outlook for 2025 suggests it’s not too concerned.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Consumers want AI that’s vetted by doctors: They believe the tech can improve their experience, but only if it’s been responsibly implemented and its conclusions verified by a human clinician.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Media layoffs surge: The Washington Post lost $100 million last year, while Vox and HuffPost cut staff as publishers face financial pressures.
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| Jan 16, 2025
MFA sites still plague open web exchanges: AI allows bad actors to rapidly produce fraudulent websites and use bots to drum up fake pageviews, muddying the ad ecosystem.
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| Jan 16, 2025
Tubi will get a big boost from a free Super Bowl broadcast: Fox is looking to grow its FAST service with free access to the big game.
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| Jan 16, 2025