Meta debuts AI agent for small businesses
After introducing Muse for personal users, the tech giant is offering its AI agent to small businesses seeking help with everyday tasks.
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Skechers CFO jumps to Levi’s
John Vandemore was at the shoe brand for nearly a decade after stints at Mattel and Disney, and replaces longtime Chief Financial Officer Harmit Singh.
Consumer AI use a boon for the holidays as AI traffic doubles
Consumers using AI engage with brands’ offers at a higher rate than non-AI traffic and generate more revenue per visit, a survey from Adobe found.
Holiday hiring is getting ‘smaller and more surgical’
Many of the biggest U.S. companies are staying quiet about their Q4 plans amid uneasy consumer confidence reports and shifting staffing models.
UK Grocers Among Lower-Ranked Brands For Use Of Sound
Most leading UK grocery chains ranked outside the global top 50 in a new study assessing how effectively grocery brands use sound.
KnitWell Group names chief digital and customer data officer
Angelica Munson was appointed to the newly created role for the Ann Taylor and Chico’s parent company.
Kroger takes key step forward in tying retail media creative with digital sales
The grocer, in partnership with Vidmob and MMA Global, was able to forecast e-commerce conversion of ad creative with 81% accuracy.
How Ahold Delhaize is tapping AI to improve retail media
Bobby Watts, the grocer’s top retail media executive, discussed how it’s incorporating the fast-evolving technology to help build campaigns and improve workflows.
Consumer confidence sags to 12-year low, eroded by inflation, job anxiety
Inflation will probably not slow to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target until 2028, New York Fed President John Williams predicted.
Blazing a trail: how to succeed by daring to be distinctive
Ahead of CustomerX, the Cross-Sector Commerce Summit, we look ahead to a discussion on the Changemaker Theatre that promises commercial insights for those setting up challenger…
Metrocentre acquired by Landsec in £516m deal
Landsec, which operates Liverpool ONE and Bluewater, has exchanged contracts to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Metrocentre, Gateshead for £516m. The property investment firm…
Bike Totaal aims to have 50 bicycle shops in Flanders by the end of 2030
The first of six Bike Totaal stores in Belgium opened Thursday in Pelt. In a consolidating bicycle market, the soft franchise model of the Dutch Dynamo Retail Group aims to take…