While young buyers have been rare in the automobile market in recent years, there are signs that Millennials are ready to move beyond their smartphones and actually drive. Yes, they are waiting longer to get their drivers licenses. But it's "not a permanent withdrawal from the market, it's more of a delay," contends General Motors Chief Economist Mustafa Mohatarem.

A new report from comScore says that second-quarter e-commerce sales from desktops totaled $49.8 billion in the U.S., a 16% gain. And mobile commerce spending rose by $4.7 billion, or 24%, during the quarter. Top-performing online product categories were apparel and accessories, digital content and subscriptions, and sport and fitness products. E-commerce accounted for 9.6% of consumers' discretionary spending, which it says is the highest second quarter share on record.

Lyft, the ride-sharing startup, has topped the one millionth completed ride about a year after, and is expanding to Washington, D.C., its seventh U.S. market.

Apparently, the robot who responds to customers on the Domino's Pizza Facebook page just can't take a compliment. A scan of posts by customers on Domino's page reveals extra helpings of complaints about Domino's products (mostly cold and late.) But a Consumerist reader found a bona fide compliment from a customer. "So sorry about that! Please share some additional information with us at bit.ly/dpz_care and please mention reference# 1409193 so we can have this addressed."

With 50% of American women tuning in to regular season football games, the NFL is upping its girl game, running a 16-page advertising insert in Marie Claire. Called "The Savvy Girl's Guide To Football," it features actress Minka ("Friday Night Lights") Kelly, and such articles as "Master The Lingo" and "Draft a fantasy A-Team." It includes six pages of advertising for NFL apparel. Ads are also running in Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Us Weekly.

Hostess says Twinkies are Dude Food, and is aiming the relaunched brand at convenience-food-loving guys 18-35 years old. Under "The sweetest comeback in the history of ever" tagline, Hostess flooded social media, prompted fans to make Vine videos, dispatched guerrilla street teams and food trucks to major markets, painted giant wallscapes and sent the cheesy Twinkie the Kid mascot on tour around the July 15 reappearance of the snacks. The campaign cost $3 million; the company says it can scarcely keep up with the demand.

Just days after breaking its first TV spots for Marmite in two years, Unilever is making a large donations to an animal-rights group. The ads for the polarizing spread, themed "Love it. Hate It. Just don't forget it," spoof animal-welfare reality shows, with team members swooping into houses and rescuing neglected jar of Marmites. ("Offenders come from all walks of life," the narrator notes. "I've never seen one this small," sobs one traumatized rescue worker.) Critics are accusing Unilever of trivializing animal-rights work. A spokeswoman for Marmite says the donation was made to "support the great work they are doing …

A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a dip in childhood obesity rates, with the obesity rate of preschoolers declining in 19 of 43 states and territories. The study analyzed low-income children ages 2-4 years, from 2008 to 2011. Obesity rates increased slightly in three of the states and territories, and did not change in the remaining 21. New York, California, Washington, South Dakota and New Jersey were among the states posting declines, while obesity rates rose slightly in Colorado, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

Turns out this whole "We're crazy for cronuts" is a bit of a media myth. According to a new YouGov poll, the cronut craze is a crock: A whopping 68% of those surveyed have never heard of the croissant/doughnut hybrids, and 11% were unsure.

Target Corp. plans to acquire online beauty retailer DermStore for an undisclosed sum. The purchase enables Target to further tap into the online beauty market, as well as continue its trend toward buying businesses in various niche markets. In March, Target announced its acquisition of Chefs Catalog and Cooking.com.