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Top Ikea operator eyes 800 job cuts
Ingka Group CEO Juvencio Maeztu said the company has “grown too complex in a retail environment that requires speed and agility.”
Meta bets on NYC with flagship
Meta is making its Fifth Avenue retail pop-up location permanent by signing a 10-year lease on the space.
A+E Global Media Renews PodcastOne Deal for Shows Including ‘Ancient Aliens,’ ‘Cold Case Files’
PodcastOne extended its agreement with A+E Global Media for the exclusive sales and distribution rights to five popular podcasts: “Cold Case Files,” “I Survived,” “American Justice,” “City Confidential” and “Ancient Aliens.” Since launching the relationship with A+E in 2017, PodcastOne has grown the roster of partnered shows to those five — which cumulatively have produced […]
New ‘Wheel of Time’ Animated Series, Feature Films and Video Game in the Works From ‘Arcane,’ ‘League of Legends’ Producer Thomas Vu (EXCLUSIVE)
A slew of new projects based on Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel of Time” fantasy novels are in the works from IP owner iwot Studios and “Arcane” producer and Riot Games’ “League of Legends” vet Thomas Vu. Under a new production partnership between iwot and Vu and Anthony Borquez’s media company, Initiate Entertainment, the pair will […]
Pitch Update: Morrisons, Aviva, Taco Bell, Qatar Airways, Irn-Bru, Branston, Ineos, KP Snacks and more
Campaign's weekly round-up of adland's latest account pitches, reviews and wins.
Week of March 9 Morning News Ratings: Morning Shows See Declines
Today remains No. 1.
As AI Fuels In-Housing Surge, Agency Execs Take The Entrepreneurial Path
New survey data shows AI is pushing brands to take creative in-house, while agency talent strike out on their own
UNFI to shutter Wisconsin distribution center, cut 443 jobs
The grocery wholesaler said the closure is related to an effort to transition service to a facility near Chicago where it is adding automated capabilities.
AWG deploys AI-powered shopping assistant
The wholesaler’s SmartMeals allows independent grocers to bring a personalized AI shopping experience to their customers.
Afresh expands AI replenishment tech beyond fresh categories
With its latest move, the company is looking to help alleviate the inventory management challenges grocers face across the categories they manage.
NRF forecasts 4.4% retail sales growth this year despite rising uncertainty
The group acknowledged a softening labor market, persistent inflation and fallout from geopolitical tensions, but said “underlying fundamentals” and higher tax refunds should boost consumers.
Build-A-Bear launches at Walmart
The toy company will offer a number of products for a limited time in 1,500 Walmart stores and on the big-box retailer’s website.
Michaels cuts prices on 3K more items as consumers waver
The arts and crafts retailer is keen on picking up market share left open by the demise of Party City and Joann.
Five Below delivers strongest holiday performance since going public
The discount retailer's Q4 net sales soared over 24% compared to a year ago. CEO Winnie Park says expanded pricing will continue to play a pivotal role.
Guideline Expands Its Ad Intelligence Insights with Local Dynamics, Bringing Transaction-Level Benchmarking to Local Ad Markets
New Insights subscription delivers category-level benchmarks across 175+ DMAs across the United States, covering OOH, TV, radio and digital, with analysis across 100+ local advertising sub-categories. Guideline announced a new expansion of its Ad Intelligence Insights with the launch of Local Dynamics, a new subscription report delivering recurring analysis of advertising investment across local markets. […]
Snapshot and MindsDB Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver AI‑Powered Solutions for the NetSuite Ecosystem
Snapshot, a leading NetSuite technology consulting firm based in Detroit, Michigan and active NetSuite ecosystem partner, and MindsDB, the San Francisco-based AI platform for enterprise data and analytics, announced a strategic partnership aimed at bringing powerful, practical AI-driven conversational analytics solutions to organizations operating within the NetSuite ecosystem. The partnership combines MindsDB’s Enterprise AI platform with Snapshot’s […]
Loyalzoo Unveils Integrated CRM and Advanced Loyalty Functionality for New MX™ POS Smart Terminals
Loyalzoo, the pioneer in digital customer engagement for independent retailers, today announced a strategic partnership with Priority to introduce a natively embedded CRM system into Priority’s new MX™ POS point-of-sale platform. This offers merchants a sophisticated yet simple way to manage customer relationships and activate loyalty programs as their business grows. In an industry where […]
Emporix and ACR Deploy AI-Driven Commerce Automation – Reducing B2B Order Processing Time by Up to 87%
An AI-powered orchestration layer now interprets, validates, and autonomously processes PDF-based purchase orders – cutting handling time from ~8 minutes to under 60 seconds Emporix, the cloud-native provider of a next-generation digital commerce platform with orchestration and AI-driven intelligence at its core, has successfully deployed an AI-powered order automation solution with ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal), a single stream […]
Seekr and GDIT Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Secure, Trusted Agentic AI Solutions for Government
Companies will accelerate digital transformation, enhance decision-making and increase efficiencies across federal agencies Seekr, a leading generative and agentic AI technology company, announced that it will collaborate with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to develop agentic AI solutions for government missions. Through this collaboration, Seekr will combine its differentiated, secure AI offerings with GDIT’s deep […]
GPT Proto Expands AI Model Catalogue with Support for Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Hong Kong-based API platform adds Google’s latest multimodal model to its growing roster, expanding developer access to frontier AI through a unified gateway GPT Proto, a multi-model AI API platform operated by Talent Tech Global Limited, today announced the integration of Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview into its developer API gateway. The addition marks the platform’s latest […]
How Crumbl leveraged CTV to drive mobile app downloads
The cookie bakery chain saw over 16,000 app downloads, 213% more than its original target, as a result of its first connected TV campaign.
‘Dumb is hard to replicate’: How Garage Beer wins with content, community
Chief Creative Officer Corey Smale explains how the brand is authentically connecting with fans through absurd humor and crazy stunts.
TikTok, Tubi start creator program to bring social stars to streaming
TikTok will identify the right talent for Creatorverse Incubator while Tubi will support the development of scripted and unscripted original series.
Google Expands UCP With Cart, Catalog, Onboarding via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google's Universal Commerce Protocol adds cart management and catalog access, highlights identity linking support, and begins simplifying Merchant Center onboarding. The post Google Expands UCP With Cart, Catalog, Onboarding appeared first on Search Engine Journal.