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Mercado Libre will grow its headcount by 33% this year to solidify Latin America ecommerce dominance: The company looks to strengthen its business in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina—its three largest markets.

With TikTok in limbo, Neptune is pitching itself as a mental-health-conscious, creator-first alternative, but it’ll need more than good vibes to scale

Apple rebrands its ad business to ‘Apple Ads’: The shift is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to bolster its ad offerings amid past struggles.

Latin America’s commerce media ecosystem is rapidly evolving. Financial, travel, and other nonretail players are now looking to monetize their own first-party data—following the path retailers have already paved.

Snap study shows the power of positive ads: Consumers reported higher brand recall when seeing ads that sparked "joy."

Vizio boosts Walmart’s retail media edge: New beta program brings exclusive connected TV inventory under Walmart’s direct control.

This could help the bank strengthen its ties with SMB clients and boost customer acquisition.

Lowe’s agreed to buy Artisan Design Group for $1.33 billion: The move should enhance the home improvement retailer’s market position when the housing sector rebounds.

Rapidly growing healthcare providers are reinvesting in online marketing: Incumbents must embrace social and search marketing to ward off competition from telehealth and D2C providers.

The deal promises smoother campaigns, but longtime Litmus users may not welcome the growing pains of martech consolidation

Pfizer’s push into weight-loss drugs suffers another setback: Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are cornering the market as pharma companies struggle to develop an effective weight-loss drug pill.

Albertsons struggles to fend off competition from mass merchants and club retailers: The grocer is leaning on promotions, private labels, and its pharmacy business to attract value-focused shoppers.

With an antitrust trial on the horizon, Google is slashing jobs and budgets to hedge against a forced Chrome divestment.

The issuers are taking a wait-and-see approach to gauge how Trump’s tariffs will play out

Leaning on Samsung’s display tech, Apple’s $2,000 foldable may bridge device types but risks flopping if consumers see it as an overpriced gimmick.

The card network is positioning itself at the forefront of the crypto payments space, centered on stablecoins

Even so, issuers may be slow to lift preemptive APR increases as they brace for economic turbulence

Streaming grew in March, but tariffs could threaten the CTV ecosystem: Despite upward trends, the CTV ad market could become stagnant in the year ahead.

Brand-name drug prices could see the biggest jumps under newly promised tariffs: The Trump administration’s renewed push for pharma tariffs would mean higher drug manufacturing costs across the board, but especially for brand-name medicines.

Temu pulls its Google Shopping ads: The escalating US-China trade war puts the company’s business model at risk and threatens ad giants like Meta and Google.

Online resale merchandise value will reach $40 billion in the US by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%, according to March data from thredUP.

Anxiety around inflation, a deteriorating labor market, and trade war consequences have deepened consumer uncertainty about the US economy, with wide-ranging implications for retail.