IRI is partnering with workforce management platform Gigwalk, to form a data alliance that combines syndicated and crowdsourced data to give joint customers a real-time view into retail execution.
Instagram announces users can now share photos and videos in both portrait and landscape orientation on the social networking service, amove which may spur consumer goods brands to invest more in vertical video.
Launched in 1935, KitKat has become one of the worlds top consumer goods brands in social media, thanks toits knack for leveraging moment marketing the ability to move fast and leverage topical or news events.
The retailing powerhouse is the latest to explore the still emerging technology with test markets throughout the U.S., with an eye toward a chain-wide roll out.