• Adweek

    Consumer Relationships Aren't Built on Financial Incentives

    One of the most-discussed topics of 2024 will be the deprecation of third-party cookies, making other sources of data even more important to businesses. The most valuable of these other data sources is zero-party data, which is proactively provided by customers--typically because that customer actually wants to hear from the brand, and often because there

    • WLNS

    Power restored to most after Friday outages: Consumers

    In addition to a windstorm on Friday, a fire on the same afternoon at a Calhoun County electrical substation caused thousands of outages, including for about 3,400 customers in nearby Eaton County

  • 79% of US Consumers Are Highly Satisfied With BNPL

    Split-payment or installment plans such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) enable consumers to shop more strategically, buying items one day and paying for them with a set schedule of payments over time to better manage their budgets. According to PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Divided, Not Conquered: Acquirer and Merchant Confusion Clouds Split-Payments Landscape” report, a collaboration […]

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  • Temu and Shein Under Consumer Protection Review in Romania

    ​​The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) announced on Tuesday that it is checking the Chinese online trading platforms Temu and Shein, and recommends that Romanians inform themselves before buying products from the two sites. The National Consumer Protection wants to check possible “incorrect commercial practices of traders in the relationship with consumers”, according to […]

    • Adweek

    Brave Commerce: Centering the Consumer in the CPG Industry

    In this episode of Brave Commerce, Luke Kigel, Kimberly-Clark's vp of digital marketing and consumer experience for North America, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to offer insights into the evolving landscape of marketing and consumer behavior within the CPG industry. Kigel reflects on his transition from the consumer side back to the brand side. One key theme throughout the interview is the emphasis on understanding and meeting the needs of consumers, which ultimately is...

  • How Crypto Casinos Promote Control and Privacy for Consumers

    Over the years, cryptocurrency has secured a myriad of applications and one of these has been in the world of gambling. While many would think of cryptos purely from an […]

  • A new book tells you why, and how, to consume coconut (and other ‘superfoods’)

    An excerpt from ‘Superfoods, Super Life: 20 Indian Ingredients to Prevent Disease and Uplift Your Health’, by Madhur Kotharay.

  • UK consumer confidence edges up after stagnant start to year

    UK consumer confidence improved by two points in April, after laying stagnant in March.

  • Oceanside Pier in San Diego is consumed by huge fire

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  • Biden administration turns screw on airlines for more consumer protections

    President Joe Biden‘s administration is trying to ensure airlines offer automatic cash refunds to passengers and protect consumers, more broadly, from surprise fees, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them — without having to ask,” […]

  • Consumer price temperature check key to rates outlook

    Australia’s hotly anticipated quarterly consumer price index will land amid fears inflation progress is stalling in some advanced economies and threatening to delay interest rate cuts. Consecutive months of hotter-than-expected United States inflation data have pushed back the expected timing of rate cuts in the world’s biggest economy to later this year. Australian interest-rate markets […]