The relationship between restaurants and delivery apps has long been complicated. On the one hand, restaurants routinely rely on delivery apps to get food out to customers when they can’t handle the volume themselves. And during the pandemic, when delivery orders surged, those apps came to many restaurants’ rescues. Click Read more…
Coca-Cola has created its first-ever NFT collectibles to commemorate International Friendship Day on July 30. All Coca-Cola proceeds from the four-day auction on digital marketplace OpenSea will go to Special Olympics International. Click here to read the story at businesswire.com. Discussion Questions: What is an industry trend? Why might it Read more…
Long-time Domino’s “nemesis” the Noid turned three gadgets from a recent TV campaign — a Pizza Crusher, Pizza Slayzer and Noid Balloon Blockade — into NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, that Noid plans to sell to further fund his dastardly deeds. Click here to read the story at mediapost.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
There’s no more denying it: Emily Kelley loves Crocs. After years of dismissing them as hideous and pointless, the 27-year-old now wears her white foam clogs everywhere — to breweries, the grocery store and on long walks through her Chicago neighborhood. Click here to read the story at arkansasonline.com. Discussion Read more…
The name is synonymous with business success. This is the 67th edition of our ranking of America’s largest companies. Together, the 500 corporations on this year’s list generated $13.8 trillion in revenue, or some two-thirds of the U.S. economy. Explore the list to see who prospered, who stumbled, and why. Read more…
Roblox is an online gaming platform where users can immerse themselves in any of the 18 million virtual worlds created by independent developers. In the first quarter of 2021, it had 42.1 million daily active users spanning 180 countries. Contrary to popular misconceptions, 44% of its base was female. Click Read more…
With retail foot traffic slowly coming back, brands are starting to test the waters of post-pandemic physical retail via pop-ups. Brands like Studs, Rails, Louis Vuitton and Dior have opened or are opening pop-up shops in April and May, in an attempt to gauge their customers’ interest in shopping in-person or Read more…
Cheap-chic retailers H&M and Old Navy are moving into Earth Week with a fun take on fashion’s future, following two very different roads. Working with 11-year-old recycling consultant Ryan Hickman, Old Navy is selecting 51 young GoFundMe innovators to back. Click here to read the story at mediapost.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
Gardening tools. Backyard grills. And supplies for a staycation? As home improvement’s peak sales season begins, Lowe’s said it expects shoppers’ spring purchases to continue to be influenced by the Covid pandemic. Along with typical merchandise, the retailer said it will cater to consumers’ desire for a getaway — even if they’re just Read more…
After announcing a new partnership in early December, Kohl’s and Sephora unveiled the list of the first 200 locations Thursday, which are adding the “immersive beauty experience by Fall 2021.” Kohl’s also plans to start selling Sephora’s products online in the fall. Stores in 29 states will get the first locations Read more…