Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
The sizzling market for self-balancing scooters being marketed as hoverboards this holiday season appears to be doused as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a "high priority"
investigation … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
Nicole Farb, who co-founded Darby Smart, an online community of some 7 million makers, is forging connections to fuel spending, partnering with such retailers … Read the whole story
FOOD
by Karlene Lukovitz
The category's sales have soared by 136% since 2013, to reach an estimated $11.6 billion this year. That means that gluten-free food's share of … Read the whole story
TELECOM
by Aaron Baar
"The key to our participation is to provide our customers -- who are passionate about Star Wars -- unprecedented access to the cultural moment … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
The company is reaching a broader audience with a brighter tone with its "Weird, Right?" campaign from AOR of eight months, Droga5. In a … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
The National Retail Federation says that despite a soft kickoff, spending seems to be on track, based on the U.S. Commerce Department's announcement that … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
This is a contest. About destroying Brand Trump, but first this brief declaration: Journalists generally aren't supposed to publicly stake out political positions, declare … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Babs Ryan, Op-Ed Contributor
No incremental retail sales? Why you still have to invest in omnichannel. Read the whole story