In the kitchen, unexpected twists can result in exciting new flavors. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on CPG with Cafe Spice’s CEO and co-founder Sameer Malhotra to see how ingenuity and resilience are driving new recipes for success in the grab-and-go meals category.

Target said the abrupt shift in spending left it with excess inventory in bulky categories like kitchen appliances, TVs, and outdoor furniture, and Best Buy noted slow home theater and computing sales hurt its year-over-year comps. Across the globe: A challenging retail picture isn’t unique to the US. Retail sales in China fell 6.7% MoM in May, per China’s National Bureau of Statistics.

Home Depot, for example, said kitchen and bathroom installation and building materials posted double-digit growth. Other merchants grew thanks to strategic shifts and being in more recession-proof categories.

For example, luggage sales grew over 50% as people resumed traveling, while sales of items such as TVs and kitchen appliances dropped off. Walmart, on the other hand, noted that some cost-conscious customers traded down from market brands to private label, particularly for items such as lunch meat, bacon, and dairy products.

Jonathan Adams, executive director and managing partner at Wavemaker, joins eMarketer co-founder and Insider Intelligence chief evangelist Geoff Ramsey in a conversation about the health of the ad ecosystem amid unprecedented disruption. Among the many topics they cover are the balance between subscription- and ad-supported video and the role of walled gardens.

The list of shows now available includes reality TV hits whose clips are already incredibly popular on the platform like “Kitchen Nightmares,” and a laundry list of shows from eras past like “Father Knows Best” and “Andromeda.”.

Contextual ads don’t use data for targeting, instead basing ads on the content of a site or app—a food blog may show ads for kitchen appliances, for example. More than 6 in 10 (61%) publishers worldwide said they saw at least a slight increase in spend on contextual campaigns, according to an August 2021 report by Digiday and Connatix. Acting on the Opportunities. Publishers and Platforms.

These super apps take a kitchen-sink approach, encompassing as many aspects of users’ lives as possible. As centralized payments and commerce platforms, super apps enable users to do business with a vast number of companies and other consumers through the millions of miniprograms they host.

The concept will be based out of existing kitchens and use restaurant employees, but TikTok Kitchens will be responsible for recipes sourced from the social platform as well as food packaging. Menus are to be rotated quarterly, though it remains to be seen if that’s fast enough to take advantage of viral food trends.

The US labor market is a tale of two halves: While retailers with a strong brick-and-mortar presence are intensifying their hiring efforts, startups are taking a more cautious approach to recruitment as VC funding dries up.

Smart Home Appliance: includes kitchen appliances like refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, and microwaves, as well as laundry appliances like washers and dryers. Includes only white goods (i.e., built-in appliances). Excludes garage doors, robot vacuums (e.g., iRobot Roomba), and other smart cleaning devices.

Clubhouse has buzz, but social audio isn’t as simple as it looks. The most promising marketing use cases are for thought leadership, virtual events, and influencer marketing.