Nike tapped retired executive Tom Peddie to boost its retail partnerships. “Tom spent many years at Nike leading global sales before becoming the general manager of emerging markets, and then heading up the North America geography,” the company said in a statement provided to PYMNTS...
Retail brands are using media partnerships in creative ways to drive engagement, reaching consumers at more parts of their day-to-day routines. Take, for instance, insect repellant brand Off. The company earlier this month announced a partnership with The Weather Channel to provide an “OFF!Cast Mosquito...
After years of steady price increases, food and packaged goods manufacturers and retailers are reportedly offering more discounts in both the United States and Europe. In the U.S., in the 12 months ending in June, 28.6% of products were sold with promotions such as discounts, coupons...
It was a flat week at the end of a flat month for Wall Street as well as the CE 100 Index. The week ending June 28 saw a slight gain in value with a 0.4% uptick led by gains in the “Move,” “Banking” and...
July 01, 2024
It was a flat week at the end of a flat month for Wall Street as well as the CE 100 Index. The week ending June 28 saw a slight gain in value with a 0.4% uptick led by gains in the “Move,” “Banking” and “Enablers” pillars. For the month of June the CE 100 […]
March 25, 2024
The CE 100 Index was up nearly 2%, capping a week that saw most pillars gain ground. DraftKings surged 13%, leading the “Have Fun” segment 2% higher for the week. ...
January 09, 2023
One week in, and the CE 100 Index has already gained some ground, up 2.7%. This time around, the tailwind came as investors notably bid up stocks tied to several...
December 27, 2022
The 18% slide in Tesla shares this past week was symptomatic of some of the headwinds facing the Connected Economy stocks this past year. Disruptive technology, yes. But there are...
July 12, 2024
U.S. companies are reportedly looking to this summer’s Paris Olympics to put them ahead of their competitors. Event sponsors have spent 18% more on the upcoming Olympics than they spent on the 2021 summer Olympics, Reuters reported Friday (July 12), citing Comcast’s NBCUniversal. Detailing the ways U.S. firms are using the event to try to boost their sales, […]
July 09, 2024
Nike tapped retired executive Tom Peddie to boost its retail partnerships. “Tom spent many years at Nike leading global sales before becoming the general manager of emerging markets, and then...
July 07, 2024
After years of steady price increases, food and packaged goods manufacturers and retailers are reportedly offering more discounts in both the United States and Europe. In the U.S., in the 12...
June 27, 2024
Nike continued its shift from direct-to-consumer (D2C) to wholesale channels over the past three months. During the quarter ended May 31, the footwear, apparel and equipment company’s Nike Direct revenues...
