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80% of Gen Z video streaming users (ages 18-29) have signed up for a service to watch specific content, then canceled or paused after finishing, according to a January survey from CivicScience.
Email marketing remains a valuable channel for retailers, and incoming AI tools could improve it even more. A new survey by Optimove Insights points to opportunities and challenges for retailers using one of digital marketing’s oldest channels.
The department store’s sales slide and holiday stumbles persist as it leans into value messaging.
Effective IP expansion and local manufacturing drive outsize gains.
68% of AI-using employees in the UK and North America save 4 hours or less per week from AI, according to a November 2025 survey from Section.
Gap Inc. is betting big on entertainment as a path to cultural relevance, creating a new chief entertainment officer role dedicated to what it calls "fashiontainment,” a strategy that blurs the lines between content creation and commerce through partnerships across music, film, sports, and gaming.