Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
The American Medical Association's declaration yesterday that obesity is a disease is expected to increase medical interventions for Americans with high Body Mass Indexes -- including pills, surgery
and counseling … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
Retailers are planning to spend big on more stores, digital technology and marketing initiatives in the year ahead, according to a new report from … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
For affluent consumers, traditional media is still the way to go, per the latest monthly study by the Shullman Research Center's Luxury and Affluence … Read the whole story
BEVERAGES
by Karlene Lukovitz
Starting June 17, tennis fans across the U.K. can submit videos doing their own versions of the "Wimbledon Wiggle" -- the "cheeky shake" that … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Bill Fleck, Chevy's Northeast regional marketing manager, has a lot of work to keep him up at night -- the region is GM's second-largest, … Read the whole story
RESEARCH
by Tanya Gazdik
Just as the summer travel season heats up, the American Customer Satisfaction Index has released its annual travel report that rates customer satisfaction with … Read the whole story
RESEARCH
by Karlene Lukovitz
Net sales growth rates for consumer packaged goods companies slowed last year amid challenges including tepid economic recovery in the U.S. and elsewhere, commodities … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by David Booth
According to a recent McKinsey report, "Big data: What's your plan?" the authors note that although "The payoff from joining the big-data and advanced-analytics … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Francie Gordon
The senior age group is now, for the first time, the largest in terms of percent of population in the U.S. And this age … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
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The title of this season's second-to-last episode (yikes!) is "The Quality of Mercy," which comes from Portia's famous speech in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of … Read the whole story