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by Thom Forbes
Hudson's Bay Co. says it is "pursuing strategic alternatives" for its venerable Lord & Taylor stores, a process that may include a sale or merger with another operation. Read the whole story
FINANCIAL SERVICES
by Tanya Gazdik
The campaign is "disruptive in all the right ways," Progressive CMO Jeff Charney tells "Marketing Daily." Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
Sibling brand Maxwell House offers video spotlighting moms' "invisible" labor (unending list of 'to-dos'). Read the whole story
DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER BRANDS
by Sarah Mahoney
It posted a $102 million loss -- worse than analysts projected -- and burned through $167 million of cash. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Tanya Gazdik, Staff Writer
MotorTrend and Autotrader are two of the many that annually provide lists of best cars, trucks and SUVs. Read the whole story
ECOMMERCE
by P.J. Bednarski
17% buy regularly from voice assistants, while 43% cite a lack of security features as main reason for staying away. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Sarah Mahoney, Staff Writer
Consider Postwell, which sends gift boxes to women who've just given birth, filled with products like nursing pads and heavy-duty sanitary products. Read the whole story
by Larissa Faw
Company attempts to link new car smell with purchasing auto insurance through a scented print ad. Read the whole story
by Larissa Faw
Pantene is leveraging awareness of gender equality to introduce a search engine that tweaks "biased" results like showing mostly men for great painters. Read the whole story
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by Richard Whitman, Columnist
Sadly, the bigger problem is the widespread legal availability of good old -ashioned guns made of steel. The alleged UNC shooter used a legally … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Consumers are split on whether 5G's benefits are worth paying for, but the market is not so split on whether people will sign up … Read the whole story
by Chuck Martin
Shipments are estimated to grow 15% annually, up from 117 million wearables shipped in 2018, to 239 million in 2023. Read the whole story