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Retail News
- NAACP wants Facebook and Instagram users to boycott the sitesThe NAACP is calling for a week-long boycott (starting today) of Facebook and sister company Instagram in response to revelations by the Senate Intelligence Committee that the social media platforms failed to guard against Russian hackers that worked to influence African-American voters in the 2016 election. “Facebook’s engagement with partisan firms, its targeting of political opponents,…Continue […]
- Report: Dollar Stores are replacing indie grocers at the expense of consumer healthDollar Stores have been gobbling up market share from grocers in rural and inner-city areas for years, and the growth momentum continues. A report issued by Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) concludes that the dollar store channel has been the beneficiary of supermarket industry consolidation as the top four chains — Walmart, Kroger, Ahold-Delhaize and Albertsons —…Continue […]
- Krogers autonomous vehicles are out for delivery in ArizonaFollowing a pilot in August, Kroger has launched a delivery service in Scottsdale, Arizona using unmanned vehicles, aided by robotics startup Nuro. The driverless delivery vans travel on public roads and do not carry human passengers. Kroger is offering the same-day and next-day delivery service for $5.95 per order from its Fry’s Food Stores in the area.
Consumer Goods News
- Chanel gives aspirational taste of beauty products in lip gloss-themed stickersFrench atelier Chanel is the latest fashion brand to create an emoji keyboard in a bid for the attention of the youth segment of the market.
- Cheerios encourages cross-channel engagement with environmentally conscious campaignCheerios is temporarily removing its iconic mascot from the box to draw customers’ attention to a mobile-optimized Web site with information about environmental action.
- Procter & Gamble backs up its video claims through social elementsProcter & Gamble is weaving together a story from user-generated viral video with its own ad content for a social media campaign that aligns its brand with an important social issue.
Manufacturing News
- Solar Power Buyers Loved 2018, But Panel Makers Loathed It"Cheaper modules hurts manufacturers, but they can help the industry," said Yuri Horwitz, chief executive officer of clean-energy developer Sol Systems.
- In the Switch to Electric Vehicles, Expect a Few Giants to Crash“Every manufacturer feels like, ‘We’ve got to at least have a dog in this hunt or we’ll be completely left behind.’”
- Exxon Becomes Most Active Permian Driller to Combat Falling Oil OutputExxon isn’t alone in tapping U.S. shale after years of pursuing overseas resources.