The company aims to normalize a job trend that began as a way for mothers to return to the workforce in the ’70s and has been gaining popularity among corporate workers in the UK. What you need to know: The norms of the talent marketplace are changing, and brand image is important for job candidates.

Analysts expect retail sales to be up 1.5% MoM in January, which would be a notable turnaround after tumbling 1.1% MoM in December, per a Reuters survey of economists. A deeper look: Strong jobs numbers and lower inflation helped US consumer sentiment reach a 13-month high this month, per data from the University of Michigan.

Both measures rose 0.6% MoM. Consumer confidence ticks up. Consumer sentiment rose modestly in February, per the University of Michigan. While that’s the third consecutive month of gains, sentiment remains far below its historical average.

Excluding food and energy, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% month-over-month (MoM), the smallest increase since August 2021, per the Labor Department. Overall CPI was 7.1% higher year-over-year (YoY), a significant easing from October’s 7.7% inflation rate.

The big picture: Retail sales jumped 1.3% month-over-month (MoM) in October, a notable increase after spending in September was flat MoM, per the US Commerce Department. The results suggest that retailers such as Amazon and Walmart were largely successful in their efforts to pull the start of holiday season into mid-October.

Household consumer spending went through its first MoM decline this year in May, dropping 0.4%. If that goes on for several months, it would suggest there isn’t a market to support current levels of ad spending, senior forecasting analyst Peter Newman noted. Tech’s ad stumbles: The economy’s turn has only made the rocky relationship between Big Tech and advertisers worse.

It’s powered by Multitask Unified Model (MUM), a generative AI system that can synthesize data from a combination of text, photos, and videos. A “Multisearch near me” upgrade will launch globally in a few months, expanding the tool for local business searches. Immersive View: Google launched a new Maps feature.

And the National Birth Equity Collaborative will develop a video on how to improve health outcomes of Black mothers and birthing people. 2. Easier Search for government benefits. Google updated its Search functionality to let users filter results for providers that accept Medicaid.

And people’s paychecks rose 0.7% month-over-month (MoM) in October, or 0.4% when adjusted for inflation. On the other hand, their consumption patterns are unsustainable. The personal saving rate, the portion of after-tax income that consumers don’t spend, fell to 2.3% in October, per the US Commerce Department. July 2005 is the only other time the rate was that low since records started 60 years ago.

It rose 0.1% MoM when food and energy are excluded. Feelin’ alright: Those trend lines are leading some retailers to feel good about the rest of the year. Premium furniture retailer Arhaus boosted its full-year revenues outlook to $1.173 billion to $1.193 billion, with net income ranging from $92 million to $98 million given its strong first half.

Christina Cubeta: We have these few moments of the year that we think of as our Super Bowl: Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Christmas. What's important for a business like ours is thinking about the other important occasions where gifting is important and understanding how we can expand to meet gifting needs outside of florals.

So my dad tried to retire the other day and my mom told him, "No." I'm kidding. She actually said, "Let's talk about it in a few years." That's all we've got time for this episode. Thank you so much to my guests. Thank you to Oscar. Oscar Orozco:. Thanks, Marcus. Thanks for having me. Marcus Johnson:. Of course, sir. Thank you to Rahul. Rahul Chadha:. Always a pleasure. Thanks, Marcus.

Excluding gas and motor vehicle and parts sales, July retail sales grew 0.7% month-over-month (MoM), although the figures don’t account for price increases. Gas prices are falling. The national average for a gallon of regular gas has dropped every single day since soaring to a record high of $5.02 per gallon on June 14, per AAA.

The retailer has moved certain home and gift merchandise up front on the sales floor and is using holidays like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day to drive sales. It’s unlikely Kohl’s will benefit much from this repositioning, but newly appointed CEO Tom Kingsbury said he sees a future in which Kohl’s becomes a “destination for gifting,” per HomePage News. 2. David’s Bridal.

Brands like Fenty Beauty and Rare Beauty will most likely continue to drive sales, but the days of every influencer and their mother launching a brand may be numbered. Even the Kardashians may be wearing out their welcome. At a recent Marketing Brew event, Amanda Goetz, founder and CEO of House of Wise, shared, “Every single Kardashian posted our product on Valentine’s Day,” she said. “Zero sales.

The learning curve is still there for a lot of our audience in the US, especially since we focus on a more female audience from the millennial mom all the way to the boomer with an age range from 28 all the way to the 60s. A lot of the questions they ask are, "Oh, is it live? How do I chat? Can you see me?".

Bukalapak found a new market in traditional mom and pop shops, opening up sales and other business opportunities. Finding Southeast Asia’s Place in the World of Ecommerce. Southeast Asia has all the ingredients for a dynamic, growing retail sector. Its real GDP will grow by 4.9% in 2022 and 5.2% in 2023, up from 2.9% in 2021, per a forecast by Asia Development Bank (ADB).

I would be remiss if I didn't say that after our brick and mortar episode, my mom texted me and said that she no longer has a bag of expired Bed Bath and Beyond coupons in her car. She threw them away. Suzy Davidkhanian:. Well, if she did, she could use them at Target. Sara Lebow:. They're gone. Suzy Davidkhanian:. Your poor mom. Sara Lebow:.

In locations with poor connectivity and infrastructure, retailers and platforms should work with on-the-ground local partners and agents—such as mom and pop stores—to overcome challenges with payments and last-mile delivery. For example, many local ecommerce giants in the region are tipping into a network of local mom and pop stores as fulfillment and payment collection centers.

February sales volumes rose 1.2% month-over-month (MoM), driven by higher sales in non-food stores (which increased 2.4% MoM), per the Office of National Statistics. That’s significantly higher than the 0.2% economists polled by Bloomberg expected—yet another sign of consumer resilience. Consumer expectations of inflation are easing.

August retail sales volume in the eurozone declined 2.0% year-over-year (YoY) and fell 0.3% month-over-month (MoM), per Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. In the UK, retail sales volume fell 1.4% MoM in September, dropping below pre-pandemic levels for the first time since February 2021, according to the UK’s Office of National Statistics. Prices keep rising.

My mother-in-law has already exceeded that within six months of my daughter's birth, so I believe it. Marcus Johnson:. All right, let's move to the final question in this round. TikTok, it's what we're talking about. We covered TikTok a fair amount this month in our August 2nd re-imagining retail episode. We discussed the TikTok flywheel. We talked about its text only posts on the daily on the 7th.

You hear that, Mom and Dad? Google Search is pretty old, and at this point, it's the US government that's the one that's kicking it off the health plan. But what that means is the parents, as in the US government, is getting pretty strict with Google. Google, at this point, still controls 90% of search advertising in the US.

Physician mothers were the only group to increase weekly work hours. You point out it's up 3% over those last 20 years. So physician mothers, their hours actually went up, which is just staggering. Rajiv Leventhal:. Just a quick point. Lisa touched on it before, but the administrative and the documentation burden is part of this burnout equation too.

For beauty brands, for example, it was younger people using beauty brands were inspired by what their moms were using or their parents or guardian was using, and that's what they were using and that was typically their first brand. But now we know there's TikTok and TikTok made me buy it.