March 12, 2015
US: Powdered alcohol given green light
Powdered alcohol brand Palcohol has been approved by a federal regulator and could launch onto the US market this summer. The product, which comes in a pouch and is intended...
January 26, 2015
Convenience Store Chain Wawa Launches Its Own Mobile Payments
Giant coffee chains Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts may have rolled out their mobile payment and loyalty apps nationwide, but that’s no reason regional chains can’t get in on the action,...
January 16, 2015
New App Brings Consumers Beer At The Push of A...
As mobile marketing and distribution matures, we can get a pretty decent glimpse of what the end goal is for companies with strong mobile marketing presences: control over all means...
December 01, 2014
Africa: Coca-Cola, SABMiller merge bottling operations across continent
Coca-Cola and SABMiller have reportedly announced plans to merge and streamline its bottling operations throughout Southern and Eastern Africa. The companies, as well as Gutsche Family Investments, plan to combine...
November 16, 2014
US: MA challenges beer’s pay-to-play rules
Massachusetts lawmakers are calling for increased scrutiny of the state’s liquor industry as an investigation into claims of anticompetitive behavior gets underway. Reports emerged last week that the Massachusetts Alcoholic...
September 30, 2014
What’s Wrong With Social Commerce
A Harris poll has found that barely 5 percent of adult shoppers (they didn’t examine younger than 18-year-old behavior) have made a purchase on social networks. This is the context...
September 22, 2014
The ICN’s Recommended Practices on Competition Assessment: Reflections on Measuring...
Sep 22, 2014 CPI ICN Column edited by Maria Coppola (U.S. Federal Trade Commission) The ICN’s Recommended Practices on Competition Assessment: Reflections on Measuring Competitive Harm – Alden F. Abbott...
July 04, 2014
The Average Household Cost Of July 4 Fun: $235
Folks throughout the country will be out enjoying the mid-summer July 4 holiday today, and households in Washington will be spending more than in any other state, new research shows....
June 09, 2014
China: Antitrust sweep targets 80 industries
Chinese competition officials announced a plan Monday to review 80 industries in the nation in search of possible anticompetitive behavior, according to reports. China’s Ministry of Commerce is slated to...