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Ron Johnson’s AI Shopping View Keeps Stores in the Mix
The former Apple retail chief sees AI as a research aid, while Google and OpenAI expand digital product discovery and checkout.
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Retail, media, marketing and the evolution of consumer behavior.
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Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse From Shopping on Its Site
The clash puts a practical limit on Meta’s shopping agent and exposes a fight over permission, customer data and checkout control.
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Taboola’s Dianomi Deal Targets Premium Finance Audiences
The proposed acquisition would add a finance-focused publisher network to Taboola’s broader ad platform.
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Hershey’s Premium Push Tests Life Beyond Holiday Candy
New bars and a larger Cadbury campaign put Hershey’s “accessible premium” strategy in front of shoppers.
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California Tightens Disclosure for Paid Political Posts
The new measure connects creator disclosures to enforceable penalties and gives political committees a direct stake in whether paid posts identify their sponsor.
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India’s iPhone 18 Launch Tests Instant Retail at Scale
Blinkit and rivals put new Pro models into rapid-delivery channels on launch day, but limited stock and uncertain repeat demand temper the retail claim.
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Sephora’s TikTok Shop Pilot Rewrites the Beauty Launch
The Drop Shop opens with monthly exclusives and live reveals, turning social discovery into a test of how much retail control a prestige brand can delegate to a platform.
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Google’s CC Turns Family Logistics Into an AI Test
Google’s family-focused CC agent moves Gemini beyond answers and into calendars, forms, meal plans and the everyday logistics that shape consumer trust.
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M&S Turns Fashion Week Debut Into an Instant Retail Test
The British retailer made its first London Fashion Week collection immediately shoppable, linking a centennial brand moment to digital growth.
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Pinterest Turns Visual Search Into a Commerce Funnel
Pinterest is linking AI room planning, visual discovery and paid placement as it competes to influence purchase decisions before shoppers reach a product page.