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Analysis-Bricks over clicks as shops come back into fashion in Europe
Date: October 28, 2024
By Alberto Chiumento and Paolo Laudani (Reuters) – The rise of online shopping has led to swathes of store closures, casting doubt over the future of retail malls and high streets, but in Europe there are signs that shops are back in vogue and are important for helping to drive online sales. European retailers are...
Colgate-Palmolive lifts lower end of 2024 results forecast on steady demand
Date: October 25, 2024
(Reuters) – Toothpaste maker Colgate-Palmolive raised the lower end of its annual sales and profit forecasts on Friday, after beating third-quarter estimates on resilient demand for its high-priced products. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Consumers have been prioritizing spending on daily essentials over discretionary items amid rising cost of living, fueling sales for consumer packaged goods...
Mercedes to step up cost cuts after earnings halve
Date: October 25, 2024
By Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz will step up cost cuts after earnings halved in the third quarter hit by tepid demand and fierce competition in China, it said on Friday. The luxury carmaker cut its full-year profit margin target twice during the third quarter, joining a growing number of European rivals blaming a weakening Chinese...
Italy’s Eni to boost buyback after Q3 profit beats expectations
Date: October 25, 2024
By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) -Italian energy group Eni will increase its share buyback programme by 25% to 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), it said on Friday, after beating third-quarter profit expectations. It reported an adjusted net profit of 1.27 billion euros, topping the 1.08 billion expected by analysts in a poll compiled by the...
Analysis-Markets gear up for two wild weeks of elections and rate moves
Date: October 25, 2024
By Harry Robertson and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Investors globally are piling into the U.S. dollar and betting on rising volatility ahead of a crucial two weeks in which the United States and Japan elect leaders, three major central banks decide on interest rates and the new UK government presents its budget. The U.S....
Embracing Humanity in Finance – The Rise of B2H (Brand-to-Human) Marketing
Date: October 25, 2024
By Toby Strangewood, co-founder, Wake the Bear In an era where technology has fundamentally changed how we communicate, purchase, and interact with brands, the traditional marketing dichotomy of Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) thinking is increasingly blurred, and arguably antiquated and irrelevant. Is the eradication of these two marketing mindsets and practices long overdue and, if...