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Pinterest’s New ‘Where-to-Buy’ Links Give CPG Advertisers Valuable Purchase Intent Data
Pinterest is rolling out native “where-to-buy” links for its standard image ads, allowing advertisers to show multiple in-stock retailer options for a single product. The shoppable links allow brands to…
News September 10
NRF Forecasts Import Declines Through Early 2026, Blames Tariff Uncertainty
The National Retail Federation (NRF) and consulting firm Hackett Associates are predicting a 3.4% decline in cargo volumes for 2025 compared to the previous year — even with near-record imports…
News September 10
Albertsons Debuts Google Cloud’s AI-Powered Conversational Commerce Agent
Albertsons will be the first retailer to bring the new Google Cloud Conversational Commerce agent to market via its Ask AI tool, designed to help customers build smarter, faster baskets…
News September 10
Why Holiday Campaign Success Depends on Experience, Not Just Exposure
Holiday marketing has long been the season that can determine the success of a brand’s sales year. But in today’s fragmented media environment, defined by early spending patterns, retail saturation…
Executive Viewpoints September 10
Listen Now: The Experience Equation — What Retailers Need to Get Right
We live in an age of instant discovery, with the world available at our fingertips. And yet, despite continued enhancements to the online shopping experience (which is getting another supercharge…
Features September 10
Dick’s Names Execs to Manage Recently Acquired Foot Locker, Debuts House of Sport Virtual Tour
Dick’s Sporting Goods has finalized the $2.5 billion acquisition of Foot Locker announced in May 2025 and has named an executive team to manage the business, led by Dick’s Executive…
News September 9
Temu Fined $2 Million for Alleged Violations of Consumer Complaint Law
Whaleco, Inc., the corporate entity that operates Chinese-direct marketplace Temu, will pay a $2 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that the platform violated the INFORM Consumers Act of 2023.…
News September 9
Sephora Glams Up Delivery via Uber While Ace Gets to Work with DoorDash
Sephora and Uber Eats have partnered to provide on-demand delivery services from the beauty retailer’s stores across North America. Sephora will be the first prestige beauty retailer on the Uber…
News September 9
How Conversational AI is Shifting SMS from a Marketing Tool to a Service Channel
From the moment that it became socially acceptable (and technically possible) to send marketing text messages, brands have eagerly jumped on the bandwagon; consumers are now accustomed to receiving SMS…
Features September 9
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