
Ashley Rodriguez
Senior Media Editor at Business Insider
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Dominick Reuter |Henry Blodget
Dollar General's string of good results continues, thanks in part to higher-income shoppers. The retailer delivered strong revenue growth of 5.3% for the first quarter, with comparable sales increasing by 2.4% over the same period last year. Last year's numbers were strong, too. CEO Todd Vasos said the growth was propelled by the dollar store's delivery initiatives, including a partnership with DoorDash, which are attracting a "new and diverse" set of customers.
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget
While luxury retailers are bumping up the prices of watches, the pre-owned market is sitting pretty. Douglas Kaplan, chief commercial officer at Bob's Watches, told Business Insider that the company's sales jumped 20% from March to the end of May. BI viewed documentation verifying the increase. Meanwhile, Switzerland-based Rolex, one of the most sought-after luxury watch brands, plans to raise prices for watches due to tariffs and the increasing cost of gold.
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1 week ago |
businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Lara O'Reilly |Henry Blodget
Don't sound the death knell for ad agencies yet. Artificial intelligence threatens to upend the ad agency sector. Ever-improving tools are shortening the time it takes to produce logos, online ads, and even movies.
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businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Amanda Perelli |Sydney Bradley |Henry Blodget
Influencer agency Whalar Group is expanding its education tools and offerings for creators by acquiring the platform Business of Creativity in a deal worth $20 million, the company told Business Insider. The acquisition is the influencer marketing and talent management company's first since Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and other investors bought a stake in the company at a $400 million valuation earlier this month. Whalar Group has not disclosed the size of that investment.
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1 week ago |
businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Lucia Moses |Henry Blodget
As Hollywood warms up to creators, YouTube has been pitching new sponsorship packages that combine creator content with major cultural moments like the Oscars, Black Friday, and the PGA Championship. Hollywood has been courting YouTube's creators as it grows on the TV screen. Netflix, for one, has been beating the drum that it's financially better for creators than YouTube. YouTube doesn't pay creators directly for content or own it, unlike the legacy Hollywood model.
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