Dive Brief: In a bid to discover up-and-coming beauty brands, Walmart will launch a beauty accelerator program dubbed Walmart Start, according to details emailed to Retail Dive. Walmart will choose five beauty brands to receive various resources and operational support to help prepare them for a potential product launch in […]
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Travel + Leisure Co Launches On-line Booking Platform
I am in a position to afford subscriptions for almost any magazine I need. I currently get WAY too many per month but I simply cannot resist the bargain and I am an avid reader. I find T+L to be little greater than an prolonged industrial for American Express and […]
CVS Pharmacy launches ad network for in-store, online campaigns
Dive Brief: CVS Pharmacy this week introduced a media network to sell advertising directly to marketers including consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. The CVS Media Exchange (CMX) aims to help marketers reach consumers when they’re most ready to shop, Chainstore Age first reported. The media exchange gives advertisers access to […]
Peer-to-peer giant Zopa launches first protected savings accounts
Peer-to-peer giant Zopa has launched its first range of savings accounts that are protected by the financial industry lifeboat scheme. Zopa, considered one of peer-to-peer’s “big three” alongside Funding Circle and RateSetter, has launched five fixed-term accounts for customers looking to save their cash for between one and five years. […]
City watchdog launches revamped version of much-criticised financial register
The City watchdog has launched a revamped version of its heavily-criticised register of financial firms and individuals. The Financial Conduct Authority said the new financial services register had a simpler design and clearer language. However, the launch of a new financial adviser directory has been pushed back by three months, […]
WPP’s GroupM launches multicultural marketplace with 300 vetted publishers
Dive Brief: WPP’s media investment group GroupM has introduced The GroupM Multicultural Marketplace in the U.S. in a move to expand and scale its efforts around offering more diverse media buying opportunities to advertisers, according to a press release. The marketplace consists of a growing list of around 300 Black- […]
Ben & Jerry’s launches ice cream into stratosphere for Netflix tie-in
Dive Brief: Unilever subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s is extending its partnership with Netflix via a new ice cream flavor called Boots on the Moooo’n, the company revealed in a press release. The release of the limited-edition flavor is timed to the premiere of the new Netflix comedy series, “Space Force,” […]
Tesco Bank launches free cash delivery service for vulnerable customers
Tesco Bank has become the first to offer home deliveries of cash to vulnerable people who are shielding from coronavirus. Elderly and vulnerable people have risked being cut off financially during the Covid-19 outbreak, as most are not able to visit a cash machine. Tesco Bank savings and current account customers […]
Roku’s ad platform launches with Drizly, Experian, Intuit TurboTax and Lexus
Dive Brief: Drizly, Experian, Intuit TurboTax and Lexus are the launch partners for Roku’s new ad platform, called OneView, the company said in a press release. The OneView Ad Platform aims to help advertisers ramp up their streaming ad programs by leveraging streaming TV identity data so marketers can plan, […]
Pebbles cereal launches social media video series to support kids, creators
Brief: Pebbles cereal, which is marketed by Post Consumer Brands, launched an educational video series for kids on its website and social media channels to help parents and content creators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Daily Yabba Dabba Doo” series will appear on Facebook, Instagram and the brand’s website at […]