Kiehl’s Makes a Font Out of Pubes, Starbucks Goes Back to Basics
This week, skincare brand Kiehl’s debuted a hairy new font, Starbucks continued to roll out its...
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Self Inspection Raises $3M for Its AI-Powered Vehicle Inspections
A number of startups are racing to make vehicle inspections faster, easier, and cheaper. Self Ins...
Why Luxury Is Broken
The sheer number of changes at the top of big brands this week is a sign the industry is still se...
Apple Services : A $100-Billion Business
Apple's services division, which includes Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and the App Store - a...
Full-Body Scanning Startup, Neko Snaps Up $260M at a $1.8B Valuation
Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state...
How Much Does Sneaker Innovation Matter ?
With so many brands peddling new performance technologies, it can be hard for shoppers to underst...
(PDF) Bain - 2024 China Luxury Goods Market : Navigating Turbulent...
China's luxury market faced a significant slowdown in 2024, primarily driven by reduced domestic...
Gartner : AI Assistants May Reduce Mobile App Usage by 25% by 2027
Mobile app usage could drop by 25% by 2027 as more people rely on artificial intelligence (AI) as...
Trump’s Tariffs, Explained in 4 Charts
Uncertainty around the rollout of the tariffs — how long they’ll last and whether more are in t...
Ex-Meta, Ex-Google Team Launches Palona AI - Sales Agents to Deligh...
Groundbreaking AI technology capable of high EQ, intuition, and proactive engagement of a star sa...
Instant Coffee Paste in a Tube is Here - No Normal Coffee
Instant coffee in a tube has arrived, courtesy of a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup called No N...
Bullet-like Futuristic Bus That Turns Into 'Showroom On Wheels' Unv...
The custom bus features aircraft-inspired curves and sci-fi interiors, created by DC2 Mercury.At...
(PDF) Bain - Luxury in Transition : Securing Future Growth
The latest Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study forecasts long-term growth after sp...
The Future of Online Resale Is Offline - Fashionphile
Fashionphile, Rebag and other secondhand e-commerce platforms are opening stores and partnering w...
(PDF) Google Cloud - AI Business Trends Report
Multimodal AI, enhanced enterprise search and more: Be sure to check out all of Google Cloud’s t...
Walgreens Replaced Fridge Doors With Smart Screens. It’s Now a $20...
A startup promised the pharmacy chain its high-tech coolers would track shoppers and spark an in-...
The Strategy Behind Miu Miu’s Explosive Growth
Growth at Prada’s Miu Miu label is far outpacing the wider luxury market: retail sales were up 5...
This luxe ice cream sandwich maker is going national with its brand...
Nightingale’s premium ice cream sandwiches are making their nationwide debut at 2,400 Kroger out...
The Swiss Sneaker Brand, On Outrunning Nike and Adidas
Ons have a confusing name, weird soles and a funny logo. The company that makes them is also domi...
McDonald's Turns Customers' Receipts Into Cool 'Made to Order' Fan...
McDonald’s Sweden just found a new way to let fans wear their love for fast food on their sleeve...
Walmart’s Bluer New Brand is Its Biggest Update in Nearly Two Decades
The retailer’s new logo and brand system is a welcome, if familiar, update.The 255 million custo...
Fermata's $10M Series A Funding for Innovative AI Solution Targetin...
Fermata uses computer vision to detect diseases and pests in plants.When Valeria Kogan started he...
BCG - Consumers Are Spending More. Inflation Is Only Part of the Story
It’s hard for brands to find sources of growth amid inflation, but understanding consumer spendi...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Beauty Players Can Scale Gen AI in 2025
Beauty brands and retailers have already begun testing gen AI. To scale these experiments quickly...
AI Could Replace 200,000 Jobs on Wall Street
A new report shows that company executives plan to cut 3% of their workforce in the next three to...
(CES 2025) (PDF) Accenture Keynote : Accenture Technology Vision 2025
AI: A Declaration of Autonomy—Is trust the limit of AI’s limitless possibilities?Leaders must p...
(CES 2025) John Deere Wants Self-Driving Tractors to Help with Amer...
The largest farming-equipment manufacturer in the world, John Deere, unveiled a new crop of auton...
Would You Let an AI ‘Agent’ Buy Your Next Handbag?
The next big thing in AI is agents that can perform complex tasks on a user’s behalf, and compan...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Getting on Board with Shared Autonomous Mobility
With technological hurdles falling, shared autonomous vehicles are no longer an experimental curi...
(PDF) BCG - What Consumers Want from Personalization
A global BCG survey of 23,000 consumers reveals the benefits and hazards of uniquely customized i...
Luxury in Crisis : The Rise of the 'Walmart Birkin'
While far from the only dupe on the market, the fact that a copycat version of Hermès' ultra-cov...
(PDF) CapGemini - Unlocking High-Margin Revenue with Generative AI
Think back to the early days of social media. Many companies, including retailers, initially over...
