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  1. Media & Marketing

Beyond the Doom Scroll: Why Brands Are Turning to Snapchat for Growth

If you still think Snapchat is just for teenagers, you may be missing one of the most underappreciated growth channels in digital advertising. In this episode of Retail Remix, host Nicole Silberstein speaks with Sidharth Malhotra, Global VP of SMB at Snap, about why Snapchat is becoming an increasingly important platform for small- and mid-sized […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Baltazar Hasselsteen Ozone discusses data and AI transformation push as she she heads out of Pandora

Baltazar Hasselsteen Ozone has announced her departure from Pandora where she spent just over seven years, holding a number of roles during that time, most recently VP AI & Innovation. In a LinkedIn post, she said: “Proud of what we built. Excited about what’s next. Seven years ago, we kicked off the data and AI […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

FaceTime with the Content Guy: Above-And-Beyond Customer Service

I’ve been meaning to tell you this story of great – and unexpected – customer service for a few weeks now, but other things kept getting in the way.  This morning, I’m going to rectify that. The post FaceTime with the Content Guy: Above-And-Beyond Customer Service appeared first on MNB.
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Why American Food Companies Are Viewed With Skepticism By Citizens

Politico has a piece about a new poll suggesting that there is broadening support among Americans for “restrictions on ultraprocessed foods, pesticides, seed oils, and junk food advertising, among other things.”  In fact, more Republicans, despite being members of a political party traditionally seen as being pro-business, than Democrats support such regulation. The reason? According […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Gamified Dining Wins: How Kura Sushi Turns Play into Profits with Participatory Food Marketing

  The restaurant industry is moving beyond transactions and into interactive, participatory food experiences, and Kura Sushi USA is demonstrating how that shift can drive measurable financial performance. This is not simply about sushi. It is about behavioral economics, menu engineering, and consumer engagement strategies that increase frequency, check average, and throughput simultaneously.   The […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Winning in Social Commerce with Gildan’s Jason O’Toole & Katie Tripodi

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jason O’Toole, Head of Connected Commerce & Media, and Katie Tripodi, Director of US Digital Merchandising and eCommerce Expansion at Gildan, a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel. The Company’s product offering includes activewear, underwear, socks, and intimates sold to a broad range of customers, including […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Jason & Scot Show Episode EP337 – Agentic Commerce at Citi’s Global Consumer & Retail Conference

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 337 is a panel discusion on the Future of Agentic Commerce from Citi’s Global Consumer & Retail Conference. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook ????? Chapters 0:30 Welcome to the Jason and […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

TikTok Shop Pet Supplies Report: Category Growth, Subcategory Trends, and Top Brand Performance

Download our report to understand how Pet Supplies is scaling on TikTok Shop and how subcategory trends and brand dynamics are evolving. Uncover where growth is accelerating across the category. Pet Supplies is rapidly emerging as a high-growth category on TikTok Shop, with strong momentum building throughout 2025 and into early 2026. Growth is being […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Frasers Group’s fashion and lifestyle brand Frasers launches AI powered online shopping assistant

Frasers Group has launched Ask Frasers, an AI online shopping assistant across the Frasers website, a fashion and lifestyle brand formerly known as House of Fraser. Since implementing the tool, it says that conversion rates have increased by up to 25% compared to traditional search experiences. Powered by Algolia’s agentic technology, it calls on external […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Net Pricing Revolution in the Drug Channel: What’s Deflating the Gross-to-Net Bubble (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for today’s live video webinar: PBM Industry Update 2026: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Ahead. Click here to see the original post from January 2026. As I highlighted last week, we are entering the Net Pricing Drug Channel (NPDC) era—a market environment in which net prices, […]
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  1. Department & Category

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Food & Friendships

Actor/writer Andrew McCarthy had a piece in The Atlantic the other day – an excerpt from his new book, “Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America” – that looked at the friendship deficit experienced by man American men.  Needless to say, I found a business lesson there, especially because over food […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Andy Jassy On Grocery, Squiggly Lines, Betting Big, & Music Lessons

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has posted his annual letter to shareholders, following in a tradition begun by founder and then-CEO Jeff Bezos in 1997.  (As usual, Amazon also posts the original 1997 message after the new missive, which is one way to indicate that as much as the business has evolved and grown, its core […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

JD.com’s Joybuy online marketplace taps Competera pricing platform for European push

Competera is working with Joybuy, JD.com’s online retail business, to manage its footprint across Europe. The partnership moves Joybuy away from manual market monitoring by implementing a centralised system that tracks competitive shifts in real-time. Teams at Joybuy now receive processed market insights every morning. This schedule allows category managers to identify price gaps and adjust their […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Power Of Proprietary and Defining Private Label

The New York Times reports that this week, Amazon Prime Video “becomes the first streamer to serve the patrons of the Masters, joining mainstays CBS and ESPN.”  A major deal, the Times suggests, that signifies the degree to which Amazon is delivering on its ambitions. “It was eight years ago that Amazon Prime Video completed […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

OffBeat:  The Big Not-So-Easy

If you are not already watching “Shrinking,” on Apple TV, you should be. “Shrinking,” which just finished its third season and has been renewed for a fourth, is a gently comedic look at the lives and relationships of three therapists – played by Jason Segal, Jessica Williams and Harrison Ford – in the Southern California […]
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  1. Data & Insights

ElevenLabs is dominating voice AI — can anyone catch up?

By Jenny Liu, Director of Product @Yipitdata New Signals data on voice AI platforms shows ElevenLabs is defining the category, driving nearly all entry, usage, and spend across 900+ mid-market companies. This week our analysis showed that ElevenLabs has essentially turned voice AI into a one-vendor category. Across 900 companies in our mid-market panel, ElevenLabs […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Lidl GB stumps up £600m to strengthen store network with 50+ locations planned

Lidl GB has announced that it will be opening more than 50 new stores in the next 12 months as part of a £600 million investment in its British infrastructure. Upcoming store openings include key sites such as Abbots Langley near Watford, Warrington in Cheshire, and Thornbury in Gloucestershire which are all set to open […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The FTC Blows Up Express Scripts’ PBM Model—and Launches the Net Pricing Drug Channel (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for tomorrow’s live video webinar: PBM Industry Update 2026: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Ahead. In February, I posted a few follow-up comments reflecting on Mark Cuban’s reaction to the settlement. Click here to see the original post from February 2026. Earlier today, the Federal Trade […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Just Eat and Starship Technologies tie up brings food delivery robots to streets of Barnsley

Starship Technologies has partnered with Just Eat to roll-out a pilot scheme involving self-driving delivery robots in North East Barnsley. The launch will initially see a small number of the orange, talking robots serving thousands of residents, delivering food from restaurants to customers’ doors within minutes. The service starts today in Carlton, Athersley, Monk Bretton […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Dermatology Devices: The $25.6 Billion Market

Every day, 9,500 people in the U.S. alone are diagnosed with skin cancer. Meanwhile, global spending on aesthetic procedures continues to surge as social media amplifies appearance consciousness. This dual demand — medical necessity meeting cosmetic desire — is powering one of healthcare’s most dynamic equipment markets.
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  1. Trends & External Forces

List Price Reductions Will Deflate the Gross-to-Net Bubble–and Threaten Pharmacy and 340B Profits from IRA-Negotiated Drugs (rerun)

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: PBM Industry Update 2026: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Ahead. Since this article was published last December, Net Pricing Drug Channel developments have accelerated. Manufacturers reduced the list prices for 6 of the 10 products with an MFP for 2026. They […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

FaceTime with the Content Guy: Customer Service That Gets Personal

Today, a great example of personalized customer service – from an e-commerce company that shows exactly how to effectively use data to create an enduring and even intimate connection to the shopper. The post FaceTime with the Content Guy: Customer Service That Gets Personal appeared first on MNB.
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Asda taps Deliverect retail technology to support UK grocery giant’s on-demand delivery push

Deliverect has announced a partnership with Asda involving the UK grocery retailer’s on-demand operations across Asda Express and the wider store estate. In a LinkedIn post, Joe Heather, Regional General Manager – Northern Europe at Deliverect, said: “Asda continues to lead in the on-demand space, delivering strong performance at scale. We support this by enabling […]
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Key Themes at SXSW 2026 with Omnicom’s Greg Brown

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Greg Brown, SVP of Innovation for the DAS Group of Agencies at Omnicom. Greg joins to share key themes coming from the 2026 SXSW which dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW® is best known for its […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Ocado ramps up quick commerce push as it starts rolling out same day delivery slots in UK

Ocado is launching same day delivery slots in select UK areas. In an email to customers, the online grocery retailer said: “You can now order with your morning cuppa and we’ll deliver before dinner.” It added: “It’s perfect for when you’ve run out of milk. Oh, and you forgot to get the tinned tomatoes for […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics: A $165.2 Billion Market

What if detecting cancer didn’t require surgery, biopsies or invasive procedures? That future is arriving faster than most people realize. The global noninvasive cancer diagnostics market was valued at $112.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $165.2 billion by 2030 — growing at a 6.6% CAGR. The technologies driving this growth are transformative.Liquid […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Drug Channels News Roundup, Mid-April 2026: Vertical Integration & MLR Games, Copay Maximizers, Hospital Price Chaos, and One Big Drug Channel Family

I’m pleased to introduce a new recurring feature from Bryce Platt, DCI’s new Director. Each month, Bryce will highlight some of his most notable LinkedIn posts—for those of you who don’t follow him or can’t keep up with his prolific stream of drug channel graphics. Best, Adam Welcome to my first Drug Channels post! Yes, […]
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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