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.
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.
Amid plummeting sales and rising competition, Nintendo hopes its new handheld console will reignite fan loyalty. But will it have the power to compete?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Media layoffs surge: The Washington Post lost $100 million last year, while Vox and HuffPost cut staff as publishers face financial pressures.
Cracker Barrel led all US flowers, gifts, and greetings retailers with 5.8 million unique visitors in November 2024, according to Comscore.
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.
As US users flee to RedNote, Duolingo reports a 216% jump in Mandarin learners, proving social media loyalty trumps language barriers.
Job cuts at Meta and Microsoft could strain remaining workers as companies shift focus to AI amid changing corporate and political dynamics.
High-quality visuals or graphics would be the highest factor for AI-generated ads to grab the attention of both millennials (45%) and Gen Zers (50%), according to an October survey from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Sonata Insights. While celebrity or influencer endorsements would be the least effective way to get millennials (12%) and Gen Zers (17%) to take note.
Google hesitated to dive into generative search until pushed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and a raft of smaller companies, such as Perplexity with their AI-powered search tools. That hesitation is gone.
This year, as the digital ad spend outpaces the time consumers are spending on the medium, media companies are leaning into revenue drivers like commerce media while also investing in content that builds community.
Retailers and tech giants are rushing to roll out AI-powered search.
Marketers are under pressure to deliver seamless customer experiences across fragmented channels while addressing data deprecation and personalization demands. Strategies like mobile-first approaches and AI-driven personalization are opening new opportunities.
TikTok Shop’s demise could benefit Amazon, Etsy, and Temu: All three retailers are poised to scoop up spending in the event of a TikTok ban.
Currys expands retail media network into stores: The electronics retailer is betting that its unique access to 80% of UK households and extensive network of digital screens will appeal to advertisers.