In what is the largest private-equity deal of the year so far, a consortium led by London-based BC Partners is acquiring PetSmart's chain of 1,387 stores in the U.S., Canada … Read the whole story
Ford's third annual trend report, overseen by in-house futurist Sheryl Connelly, says that while Generation Z shares traits with Y, the members of the … Read the whole story
"We are starting to see sales level off," John Buffone, executive director of connected intelligence at The NPD Group, tells Marketing Daily. "While we … Read the whole story
The top five food stories overall were: The drought that drove up prices of beef and many other products; the shrinking bee population; the … Read the whole story
Neal Hoffman believes he has a brand he can build on. In addition to taking the product -- a stuffed doll named Moshe the … Read the whole story
Napa Valley and Sonoma Vintner and Winemaker Joseph Carr created Josh Cellars as a wine he thought his father, a volunteer firefighter who also … Read the whole story
JWTIntelligence is out with a new report highlighting 100 trends and developments to be mindful of the coming year. Millennials are abstaining, South Korean … Read the whole story
The attempt to fight rumor with fact will not conquer blind zealotry. On the other hand, it does demonstrate that McDonald's is capable of … Read the whole story
Big picture, 51% of the C-suiters who had formal "listening" programs in place stated their programs had a major impact on their businesses while … Read the whole story