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What retailers reaffirming 2025 guidance have in common: Dick鈥檚, Walmart, and Home Depot are cutting supplier costs, diversifying supply chains, and raising prices strategically amid ongoing uncertainty.

Williams-Sonoma buys Dormify鈥檚 IP: The move aims to help the housewares retailer capture a larger share of the college-age consumer market.

Facebook is projected to lose users in several major markets: Meta may need to lean more heavily on its other platforms to sustain growth.

Abercrombie & Fitch opts not to stock up on inventory despite tariff risks: The retailer is staying lean in order to chase trends and maximize full-price sales.

鈥淟ilo & Stitch,鈥� 鈥淢ission Impossible鈥� shatter Memorial Day weekend records: The box office hits prove that theaters still have a place amid the shift to streaming.

48% of US adults want brands to be clear and thorough about price increases, explaining the reasons, including tariffs, according to March 2025 data from Collage Group.

Last week鈥檚 announcements by Google to expand its AI search experiences came with big changes for advertisers. Google will offer more ads in AI Overviews and is also testing ads in its fully chat-based AI Mode.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss how much the merger with xAI can move the needle for X, if the social platform can recoup the kinds of ad dollars it was making before Elon Musk bought them, and where X users have migrated to (if anywhere). Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, and Analysts Marisa Jones and Emmy Liederman. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

Incrementality has always been the holy grail of retail media. But lately, it鈥檚 taken on greater importance as ad budgets are squeezed and retail media networks (RMNs) fight for their share of ad dollars.

Handheld dominance and low VR adoption signal a reality check for immersive tech as gaming habits shift toward flexible, social experiences.

A 25% iPhone tariff risks upending Apple鈥檚 manufacturing strategy and slamming profits just as it dives deeper into AI.

The $8 billion Informatica buy signals a pivot from flashy AI tools to reliable, compliant data鈥攃ore to scaling enterprise automation without sacrificing transparency.

Indy 500 hits viewership record in its first time airing on Fox: The event highlights the ongoing battle for media companies to secure sports rights.

Ad agency consolidation is shaking employee confidence: Many fear layoffs, unclear futures, and eroding culture as leadership focuses on cost-cutting.

Adidas is the latest retailer to fall victim to a cyberattack: Data breaches are always costly and disruptive, but they鈥檙e especially damaging in the current climate.

Shrinking federal cyber teams mean softer defenses for everyone. Businesses must reinforce their own walls and ensure security to maintain trust

Temu parent PDD鈥檚 profits fell 47% in Q1 as global and domestic challenges pile up: The company鈥檚 operating model is ill-equipped for today鈥檚 protectionist trade policies.

Adverse weather and poor crops have driven up staple costs: Coffee is up 58% over the past three years, and cocoa soared 316%鈥攚ith tariffs further compounding price pressures.

Amazon breaks its silence on grocery business: CEO Andy Jassy is 鈥渧ery bullish鈥� about retailer鈥檚 prospects as more customers stock up on everyday essentials.

General Medicine debuts as a platform where consumers can shop for medical care: While the healthcare marketplace concept isn鈥檛 new, the startup could have an upper hand by allowing people to see prices for medical care based on their unique health insurance details.