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AI Regulations: EU Probes, Unilever Prepares, Utah Innovates
artificial intelligence // July 30, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation takes center stage as the EU investigates X’s (formerly Twitter) data practices, Unilever adopts a proactive stance and Utah targets mental health chatbots. These moves signal a shifting landscape in AI governance across the tech, business and healthcare sectors. EU Regulator...

From Heineken’s Dumb Phone to T-Pain, ’00s Make a Comeback
Retail // April 20, 2024

From the rise of social networking to a more fractured media landscape to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily life, the world looks very different now than it did in the ’00s, and brands are seizing on the opportunity to harken back to...

Dove Refreshes ‘Real Women’ Push in Counterpoint to AI Images
artificial intelligence // April 13, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) content free-for-all has everyone scrambling to understand what the new normal will look like, and this week, a few brands decided it was time to lay down some ground rules. From the harmless (fun face-altering apps, for instance, or recordings of...

Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood
Retail // December 18, 2023

Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an agreement to sell its Elida Beauty unit to Yellow Wood Partners.  According to a company news release, Elida...

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Brands Are Bringing Their A-Game to Discount Retailers

June 22, 2023
Who said quality had to be expensive? As the stigma around shopping at dollar stores fades and the demand for affordable alternatives and replicas increases, brands and retailers are becoming more inclined to provide top-notch products at discounted prices. And this shift in attitude extends well beyond just food and encompasses beauty and fashion as […]

Food Manufacturers’ Global Price Hikes Set to Slam Small Business Grocers

February 08, 2023
Smaller grocers are again caught between consumers and prices as major brands pass on their commodities costs. Shoppers globally are expected to pay even more for branded food items in...

Ice Cream Trucks Get High-Tech Digital Payments Upgrade

May 30, 2022
The digital shift is leaving no aspect of food commerce untouched, with even the ice cream truck seeing tech-enabled updates from the century-old model we all know and love. Consumers...

Mastercard And Unilever’s Micro-Lending Has Macro Results For Kenyan SMBs

May 07, 2018
Building, sustaining and growing a small business isn’t easy in the best of circumstances. Even in a developed economy, margins are narrow, and tough decisions must be made daily, if...

Quick Reads
Unilever Sells Q-Tips and Other Brands to Yellow Wood

December 18, 2023
Unilever is set to sell Q-Tips and a number of its other personal care and beauty brands. The consumer packaged goods giant on Monday (Dec. 18) announced it had reached an agreement to sell its Elida Beauty unit to Yellow Wood Partners.  According to a company news release, Elida comprises more than 20 brands. In addition to Q-Tips, its […]

Unilever Resurrects Plan to Unload Q-Tips and Other Brands

September 20, 2023
Unilever could reportedly sell off some of its beauty and personal care brands. The consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant is working with Morgan Stanley and Evercore to sell a selection...

Unilever Says Inflation Past Peak as Sales Climb

July 25, 2023
Consumer packaged goods giant Unilever believes inflation has reached its peak. The company’s finance chief made that observation Tuesday (July 25) as Unilever reported its quarterly earnings, which showed sales increasing 9.1%. According...

HDBank and Unilever Vietnam Partner to Finance Distributors, Retailers

July 24, 2022
HDBank and Unilever Vietnam will be working together to optimize supply chains and add to service quality, a press release said Saturday (July 23). HDBank is one of the biggest...