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Party City has excited bankruptcy.

UPDATE: Party City Emerges from Bankruptcy with Most Stores Intact

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 7, 2023. Update from Oct. 13, 2023 — Party…

News October 13
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Snap is shuttering is ARES enterprise AR division just 6 months after it launched.

Citing Rise of Generative AI, Snap Nixes ARES White-Label AR Offering

Just six months after it launched, Snap Inc. is closing its AR Enterprise Services (ARES) division, with CEO…

News October 12
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Tim Wentworth, newly appointed CEO of Walgreens Boost Alliance.

Walgreens Boots Taps Healthcare Vet for CEO Post

A little over a month after the abrupt departure of CEO Rosalind Brewer, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has…

News October 11
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New brand management firm Full Glass Wine Co has acquired the Wine Insiders brand.

DRINKS Sells Wine Insiders Brand to Focus on Core Alcohol Ecommerce Tech

Alcohol ecommerce solution DRINKS has sold the Wine Insiders brand, which it acquired in 2014, to the new…

News October 3
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GameStop Names Ryan Cohen CEO — for a $0 Salary

Editor’s note: This story has been updated since it was published on Sept. 28. Just months after firing…

News September 29
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Shopify and Faire have deepened their partnership.

Shopify Invests in Wholesale Marketplace Faire, Expands Reach into B2B Ecommerce

Shopify has taken a stake in the B2B retail marketplace Faire and is establishing Faire as the recommended…

News September 27
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Amazon will bring advertising to Prime Video beginning in 2024.

Ads Coming to Prime Video in 2024, but Amazon Promises ‘Meaningfully Fewer’ than on Other Streamers

Amazon is following the lead of nearly every other streaming service — including Disney+, Netflix and HBO’s Max…

News September 22
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Mastercard predicts a solid holiday shopping season with 3.7% growth.

Mastercard Forecasts ‘Solid’ Holiday as Consumers ‘Recoup Their Power’

This holiday season, U.S. retail sales from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 (excluding automotive) are forecast to increase…

News September 19
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TikTok has been fined $368M for data privacy violations in Europe.

TikTok Hit with €345 Million Fine for Data Privacy Violations in Europe

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined ByteDance-owned TikTok €345 million (approximately $368 million) for a series…

News September 18
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