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OpenAI is Testing An Ads Manager, As Its New Ads Business Fights Growing Pains

OpenAI's ChatGPT ads program has begun testing an Ads Manager with a small group of partners and is gathering feedback.

EXCLUSIVE: Dow Jones Bolsters Brand Team By Hiring Former Droga5 Chief Andrew Essex

Andrew Essex, the founding CEO of Droga5, is joining the company alongside Fortune veteran Delwyn Gray.

Heritage Grocers names new CEO

The Hispanic grocery company has been without a CEO since last July, when Suzy Monford stepped down.

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Joanna Wietzke & Jason Flynn

Joanna Wietzke joins Overwolf as Brand Partnerships Director.

The Weekly Closeout: Amazon notches a win against Perplexity, Reebok reenters soccer

The e-commerce giant got a temporary order blocking access for Perplexity’s AI shopping agents, while the athletics brand signed two professional soccer players.

Dick’s pulls back on Foot Locker closures amid store pilot success

A new format is performing so well that Dick’s plans to expand it to 250 Foot Locker stores by this fall — and will shutter a “much smaller” list of locations.

Ulta to launch on TikTok Shop with curated assortment

The beauty retailer's Q4 net sales grew nearly 12%, though industry analysts questioned the retailer's "softer" fiscal 2026 comp guidance.

Food Influencer Keith Lee to Launch Video Podcast With Vox Media Delving Into How His Family Does Business Together

Keith Lee, a top TikTok food influencer and entrepreneur, is gearing up to show a new side of how he and his family work together in a weekly podcast for Vox Media. Dallas-based Lee rose to prominence through his popular restaurant reviews on TikTok, where he has more than 17 million followers. The new podcast […]

Publicis Media appoints managing director of growth

Appointment follows the departure of Nagmeh Taheri, formerly chief business development officer of Publicis Media.

Can we talk about whether agencies need C-suite leaders?

At this time of change and complexity, ad agencies need great people on the work, whatever their title.

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Pete Hegseth Comments Suggest Paramount Will Change Tone of CNN

Hegseth says, 'The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.'

The Friday Checkout: Which competitor does Publix watch the closest?

Representatives from the grocer and data firm Dunnhumby say regional players shouldn't only monitor Walmart and discount retailers.

Dollar General to introduce new store format, pilot subscription program

The discount retailer reported Q4 net sales jumped nearly 6% year over year, with average basket size growing due to increased retail unit prices.

USDA faces lawsuit challenging state SNAP waivers

The consumers behind the lawsuit claim that the food restrictions in their five states violate federal law and hurt both shoppers and retailers.

H-E-B to build supermarket on former landfill site

The retailer will receive more than $20 million in incentives to help cover the cost of remediating the land in Buda, Texas, through an agreement with several government agencies.

Vera Bradley names Coach vet CEO

Ian Bickley, previously executive chairman, has been pushing forward the company’s transformation initiatives.

CBP is working on 4-step tariff refund process

The agency detailed progress it’s made developing a dedicated system to process refunds for International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs.

Sleep Number issues going concern warning, says bankruptcy is possible

The mattress maker’s turnaround has been slow, mired in debit and liquidity issues, but is picking up speed under new leadership.

digna Reports 12-Month Enterprise Deployment Without Traditional Data Quality Rules

Enterprise deployment shows how AI-driven observability replaced thousands of manual data quality rules while maintaining reliable data monitoring. digna announced that a large-scale enterprise data warehouse operated for twelve consecutive months without executing traditional manually coded data quality rules, relying instead on adaptive anomaly detection embedded in its Data Quality & Observability Platform. By modeling […]