• 2 More Chief Executive Officers Dump Trump
    Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank said late Monday he's stepping down from President Trump's manufacturing job council, joining Merck and Intel in distancing his company from the administration following Trump's widely criticized response to white nationalists' rally at Charlottesville. "We remain resolute in our potential and ability to improve American manufacturing," Plank said in a statement. "However, Under Armour engages in innovation and sports, not politics."
  • Apple Might Discontinue Rose Gold iPhone
    Rumors about the upcoming iPhone 8 design have been swirling pretty much since the iPhone 7 dropped, but YouTuber Danny Winget claims to have gotten his hands on the final prototype dummies for the much-anticipated release. If you look at the full color spectrum in Winget's video, you'll realize that there's no rose gold color anymore. Instead, there are only the three: black, silver/white and bronze/white.
  • Amazon In Talks To Offer Event Ticketing
    Amazon is seeking to partner with U.S. venue owners to sell event tickets, four sources have told Reuters, a move that could loosen Ticketmaster's powerful grip on the lucrative ticketing business. If Amazon moves ahead, it would represent the latest attempt by the world's largest online retailer to use its massive customer base, tech savvy and bargaining power to shake up a big market.
  • Facebook Tests Targeted Ads To Consumers Who Visit Stores
    Facebook is testing an option for advertisers to target people who visited their brick-and-mortar locations with ads on Facebook, Instagram and Facebook's Audience Network ad network. The offline-to-online retargeting feature will be a new option within Facebook's Custom Audiences ad-targeting product, which originated as a way for brands to convert their existing customer bases into an audience to target on Facebook.
  • FCA Hopes Maserati Can Be Tesla Beater With Electric Offering
    In announcing that all new Maserati models will carry some form of electrification, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne appears to have accomplished at least two objectives. First, it signals that Maserati intends to aim its own considerable premium brand and engineering expertise directly at Tesla's initial hold on the ultra-priced EV market. And second, it indicates that he intends FCA no longer to be an overall laggard in the electrification trend.
  • Halo Top Gives Ice Cream Standbys A Run For The Money
    Between 2015 and 2016, Halo Top's sales soared by 2,500 percent, and in 2017 the brand gained a foothold in major chains like Walmart and launched its first national advertising campaign. Just within the past few weeks, Halo Top passed legacy brands like Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs to take the title of America's best-selling pint.
  • Toys 'R' Us Returns To Times Square
    Toys "R" Us is returning to Times Square - but not permanently. Citing customer demand, the retailer said it will open a temporary 35,000-sq.-ft. store in August. The three-level store will feature life-size toy displays and such interactive elements as an animatronic dinosaur (a scaled-down version of the one in its former Times Square flagship).
  • Ivanka Trump Plans New York Store
    vanka Trump is trying her hand at brick-and mortar retail - again. The first daughter's brand will open a store in Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, according to signage in the building. It's unclear what products will be sold at the store or when exactly it will open: A sign promised a fall 2017 debut, but representatives for the brand declined to give specifics.
  • Walmart Strategizes In Its War Against Amazon
    Amazon poses a threat to brick-and-mortar stores. For Walmart, that means fighting back by beefing up its digital portfolio. The chain has been on an acquisition spree lately, snapping up Jet.com, Bonobos, Moosejaw, ShoeBuy and ModCloth, and it is now in talks to acquire Birchbox. Walmart's e-commerce sales have increased 63% in the first three months of this year, compared to 29% last quarter.
  • Milwaukee Bucks Ride With Harley-Davidson
    Calling it "a perfect fit for Harley-Davidson and the Bucks," the motorcycle company has signed a multi-layer deal with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, including the team's first jersey logo patch. The Bucks become the 12th NBA team with a jersey patch deal, a move that was approved by the NBA Board of Governors in April 2016 as part of a three-year pilot program.
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