The new marketing effort comes after an advertising slowdown of some months, Bill Simon, president/CEO, Walmart U.S., told investors at the Bank of America … Read the whole story

We all know that IBM's Watson computer plays an awesome game of "Jeopardy." But the technology behind Watson could soon help retailers increase both … Read the whole story

So much for the speculation as to whether Starbucks was cooking up its own single-serve brewing machine -- or whether Green Mountain's two-week-old deal … Read the whole story

The video, called "A Day Made of Glass," was originally created for Corning's Investor Day in New York City on Feb. 4. The video … Read the whole story

Acquisitions and capital investments are reshaping the pet food market, which is likely to result in increased advertising in 2010 and 2011, as was … Read the whole story

Prominent, top-of-page units and banners on the site feature the new (sans brand name) Starbucks sea nymph logo accompanied by a "Tribute Days" text … Read the whole story

Chrysler LLC's eponymous division has some heavy lifting to do this year. The division is launching a brand new 300 sedan -- the 200, … Read the whole story

Although these vehicles won't make or break a car company -- they represent only a sliver of the auto market -- automakers may have … Read the whole story