October 06, 2023
Levi’s Puts Its Faith in D2C Strategy With Loyal Shopper...
While other brands are seeing the benefits of retailer partnerships, Levi’s has entirely different POV. In fact, it’s leading Levi’s to place major bets on its direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy. “Over the last...
October 06, 2023
Amazon and Walmart Fight for Early Holiday Shoppers in Head-to-Head...
Amazon and Walmart will face off in a duel next week, going head-to-head to capture the loyalty and spending of shoppers. The battle comes amid inflation and the resumption of...
October 05, 2023
Constellation Brands: Budget-Strapped Consumers Are Buying Less Alcohol, More Often
As consumers deal with inflation and other economic challenges, Constellation Brands is seeing shoppers make more frequent alcohol purchases but buying less per trip. The beer, wine and spirits company,...
October 05, 2023
Mastercard Teams With Peacock and Instacart as Consumers Seek Rewards
Mastercard has debuted its first streaming subscription offering via a partnership with Peacock. That collaboration is one of two announced Thursday (Oct. 5) by the payments giant, which is also expanding its earlier...
October 04, 2023
Food Chains Tap Robots to Streamline Meal Prep Amid Quality...
From robotic grills, faster blenders and drone delivery, restaurants across the globe are turning to automation to tackle rising labor costs, improve efficiency and boost revenues. Major quick-service restaurant (QSR)...
October 04, 2023
Wellful CEO Says Jenny Craig Can Reach Wider Audience as...
Rebooted as a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, Jenny Craig will now benefit from the widespread expansion of its audience beyond just the locations it can service within reach of brick-and-mortar locations....
October 04, 2023
Blackbird Labs Raises $24 Million for Restaurant Loyalty Platform
Blackbird Labs raised $24 million to scale its restaurant loyalty and membership platform. The company announced the Series A round, led by a16z crypto, with participation from new backers Amex...
October 04, 2023
Uber Adds Returns to Package Delivery Service
Uber’s package delivery service is now also a package return service. The delivery/ride-hailing giant announced Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it wants to help customers avoid the hassle of returning goods...
October 04, 2023
Blue Apron and SmileDirectClub Prove Profits Are Ultimate Test for...
A hallmark of subscription startups has always been the lure of recurring revenues. A recurring theme has also been that profits are elusive — and sometimes the pressures on the business...
