7-Eleven owner rejects $38bn buyout offer – BBC
SOURCE: João da Silva | BBC The Japanese owner of convenience store chain 7-Eleven…
Branding News
A 134-year-old home goods retailer filed for bankruptcy and is closing more than 70 stores – CNN
SOURCE: Jordan Valinsky | CNN Conn’s HomePlus, a 134-year-old furniture and electronics retailer with…
Unilever to slash a third of European workforce – BBC
SOURCE: Faarea Masud | BBC Unilever plans to cut a third of its office-based…
Google cut Uncle Sam a $2 million check so it could avoid a jury trial. A judge just agreed – CNN
SOURCE: Samantha Delouya | CNN A US federal judge ruled on Friday that an…
Australia drops case against X over stabbing videos – BBC
SOURCE: Simon Atkinson | BBC Australia has abandoned a legal battle to have graphic…
Evening Standard to drop daily edition in favour of weekly newspaper – The Standard
SOURCE: Anna Wise | The Standard London’s Evening Standard newspaper is set to scrap its daily…
How America’s once great department stores became a dying breed – CNN
SOURCE: Chris Isidore | CNN Macy’s announcement Tuesday that it will close 150 stores, or…
Why is X still called Twitter? – CNN
SOURCE: Saira Mueller | CNN In the early hours of July 23, 2023, Twitter…
World’s oldest unchanged brand changes logo for the first time in over 140 years – CNN
SOURCE: Oscar Holland | CNN For over 140 years, Lyle’s Golden Syrup — a…
Nike is cutting about 1,700 jobs – CNN
SOURCE: Olesya Dmitracova | CNN Nike will lay off about 2% of its employees,…
Channel 4 confirms 200 jobs set to go due to tough economic climate – BBC
SOURCE: Yasmin Rufo and Emma Saunders | BBC Channel 4 has announced plans to…
Tetley monitoring its tea supplies on daily basis – BBC News
SOURCE: Jemma Dempsey | BBC News One of the UK’s best known tea makers…
Los Angeles Times to lay off 20% of its workforce – BBC News
SOURCE: Nadine Yousif | BBC News The Los Angeles Times announced on Tuesday that…
Sports Illustrated in further turmoil after AI scandal – BBC
SOURCE: BBC News The American sports magazine Sports Illustrated is facing further turmoil, after…
Solid Branding Means Niching for a Person, Not a Market – Brandingmag
SOURCE: Nick Liddell | Brandingmag “Zoom in and obsess. Zoom out and observe. We…
TikTok fined $368 million in Europe for failing to protect children – CNN
SOURCE: Brian Fung | CNN A major European tech regulator has ordered TikTok to…
Why Brand? First of All, You Have No Choice. – Brandingmag
SOURCE: Nick Liddell | Brandingmag Naomi Klein published No Logo nearly 25 years ago, around the…
Netflix password crackdown fuels jump in subscribers – BBC
SOURCE: Natalie Sherman | BBC A burst of people signed up for Netflix this…
How brands hope to tempt you with videos on labels – BBC
SOURCE: Nick Dauk | BBC The Pokémon Go craze of 2016 saw kids around…
PGA Tour to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf under single ownership – ABC News
SOURCE: Mark Osborne | ABC News The PGA Tour has announced it will be…
Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy in the US – BBC
SOURCE: Annabelle Liang | BBC Embattled retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond has filed…
Tupperware stock plunges after warning it could go out of business- CNN
SOURCE: Jordan Valinsky | CNN Tupperware shares fell nearly 50% Monday following a bleak warning…
Amazon closing UK-based online shop Book Depository – BBC
SOURCE: Monica Miller | BBC UK-based online store Book Depository is being closed down…
Nike, Puma to stop using kangaroo leather in soccer boots, all products – ESPN
SOURCE: Dan Hajducky | ESPN Nike has announced it will “stop making any product…
Masatoshi Ito, billionaire behind the rise of 7-Eleven, dies at 98
Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who played a pivotal role in transforming 7-Eleven convenience stores…
Toblerone to remove Matterhorn logo from packaging due to ‘Swissness’ laws
Toblerone will remove the Matterhorn mountain peak from its packaging when some of the chocolate…
Yahoo to cut 20% of its workforce by the end of the year
Yahoo announced on Thursday it will restructure its advertising unit and cut 20% of its…
Adidas says dropping Kanye West could cost it more than $1 billion in sales – CNN
SOURCE: Jordan Valinsky | CNN Adidas’ breakup with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West,…
Google unveils Bard, its rival to ChatGPT
Google has unveiled a new chatbot tool named “Bard” in response to the recent success…
A quarter of the world’s population used Facebook each day in December
In December, the daily number of Facebook users reached a record average of two billion,…
