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Prosus to buy Just Eat Takeaway for $4.3 billion: The firm plans to reuse the playbook that drove growth at its Brazilian food delivery company iFood.

For now, consumers鈥� pessimism may actually be driving retail sales, as shoppers rush to stockpile goods and purchase big-ticket items like cars and televisions before new tariffs go into effect. But growing unhappiness with how retailers (or their founders) are handling DEI and other issues could quickly bring this spending to a halt, as shoppers increasingly seek to vote with their wallets.

Toys are a discretionary purchase that shoppers can easily put off. That helps explain why Hasbro expects toy industry sales to be 鈥渞elatively flat.鈥�. Looking ahead: While Hasbro鈥檚 Q4 results beat analysts鈥� expectations, its revenues still fell 15% YoY.

The news: Save A Lot introduced a new Hispanic-focused store format鈥攊ts second鈥攊n partnership with Leevers Supermarket as it explores ways to build deeper connections with Hispanic consumers. The takeaway: The rationale for opening these stores is clear: Hispanic consumers wield increasing buying power and account for an outsize share of growth in categories like CPG, beauty, and food and beverage. By targeting these shoppers with formats and products best suited to their needs, grocers can win lasting loyalty.

Tariffs could make US-made vehicles more expensive than imports: US automakers鈥� supply chains depend on cross-border trade, and there鈥檚 no simple way to untangle those relationships.

This year, TikTok will pull in 22 times the ad revenues of fellow fast-grower Mercado Libre ($1.02 billion), but Latin America鈥檚 largest ecommerce retailer will rapidly ascend the advertising ranks in the coming years. Click here to view our full forecast for digital ad revenue growth by company worldwide. Amazon will get a growth boost from its OTT video service.

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Brazil鈥檚 ad market grew nearly twice as fast as the US last year: Advertisers seek expansion in high-growth LATAM region.

The biggest ecommerce disruptors face a reckoning: The closing of the de minimis exemption is forcing Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop to pivot, but it isn鈥檛 clear that shoppers will follow.

Trump risks trade war with planned 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada: Besides triggering retaliatory policies, the move would also lead to higher grocery, energy, and auto prices.