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How Kitsch got women to switch to bar shampoo and conditioner
Shampoo bars have struggled to gain mainstream adoption in the beauty market, facing a classic problem when sustainability is central to the marketing: consumers often think they are being forced to make a compromise.But Cassandra…
McDonald’s focus on value is creating tensions with some franchisees
The restaurant sector has spent the past 18 months trying to figure out how to reach consumers in a hypercompetitive and uneven economy. McDonald's has doubled down on value messaging to customers via Extra Value Meals and Snack Wraps,…
Kraft Heinz pauses work to split the company, says challenges ‘fixable’
Kraft Heinz in September 2025 announced plans to split into two separately traded companies, reversing its 2015 megamerger, which was orchestrated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty…
Target steps up investment in store staffing, cuts about 500 other roles
Target said Monday that it's stepping up store staffing, but eliminating about 500 jobs at distribution centers and regional offices as it tries to win back shoppers who have complained about sloppier shelves, out-of-stock items and…
Estée Lauder expects $100 million in tariff headwinds
In this photo illustration the Estee Lauder Companies Inc. logo seen displayed on a smartphone with Estee Lauder Companies Inc. logo in the background. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesEstée Lauder said Thursday it's…
(OFRM) starts trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Jennifer Garner, co-founder of Once Upon a Farm, center, and Cassandra Curtis, co-founder of of Once Upon a Farm, center right, during the company's initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
How Gen Z nostalgia for 2016 may revive Abercrombie & Fitch
If you've been online the past month at all, you likely encountered at least one hyper-saturated, neon-colored throwback post captioned somewhat along the lines of: "2026 is the new 2016." What started as a social media meme could be…
Peloton (PTON) earnings Q2 2026
Peloton posted a worse-than-expected holiday quarter on Thursday after shoppers failed to shell out for its new AI-driven product line and turned away from higher subscription prices, sending shares down 26%.The connected fitness company…
Cheaper tequila, canned cocktails top selling liquors in 2025
Various cans of alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages including Captain Morgan Rum and Coke, Bacardi MoJito, Archers and Lemonade, Malibu and Pineapple, Pina Colada Cocktail and Gordon's Gin and Tonic are displayed for sale in a supermarket…
Chipotle (CMG) Q4 2025 earnings
Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations, although traffic to its restaurants fell for the fourth straight quarter.For 2026, the company is projecting flat same-store…