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As online grocery subscriptions gain in popularity, Generation Z is leading the charge by a considerable margin. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital” study surveyed more than 67,000 consumers across 11 countries accounting for nearly half the world’s GDP about their digital habits. The results...

Gen Z Uses Grocery Subscriptions 133% More Than Gen X

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Hearst Media Production Group said it expanded its relationship with Samsung TV Plus.Under the new agreement, mor ethan 500 hours of original content from Hearst will be available to viewers on the free  Samsung TV Plus streaming platform. The added content includes episodes of weekly series Lucky Dog, Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward and various shows hosted by wildlife expert Jack Hanna,“In this evolving media landscape, we’re expanding the distribution and access of HMPG’s premium content reaching millions of new viewers,” said Frank Biancuzzo, HMPG president.  Samsung TV Plus already distributed  Hearst Media Productions Group free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels Xplore, Rovr Pets and The Jack Hanna Channel, “Our vast library of iconic family-friendly and timely series continues to build audiences across all platforms,” said Andrew Tew, HMPG senior vice president, global licensing & distribution.  “Samsung TV Plus is an ideal partner to advance our viewership footprint.”

Hearst Media Production Group Licenses More Content to Samsung TV Plus

Amid merchants’ gold rush for young consumers’ social commerce spending, Qurate Retail is focusing on an often-overlooked demographic: Generation X and baby boomer women on social media and other digital platforms. The company, which owns shopping channels QVC and HSN as well as other retail brands such as...

QVC CEO Aims Social Commerce at Gen Z Parents

As consumers begin to adopt social media channels to make purchases, PYMNTS Intelligence found which apps shoppers are turning to for different kinds of retail products. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover: Monetizing Social Media” was based on a survey of nearly 3,000 U.S. consumers last year seeking to understand their social commerce behavior.

Social Commerce Shoppers Pick Instagram for Apparel, TikTok for Beauty

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is intensifying its commitment to its community with a suite of new features and improvements designed to create deeper connections and enhance user engagement. The latest updates aim to make communication more dynamic and content more engaging. Earlier this month, Snap officials announced the...

Snapchat Boosts Engagement With New Tools, AR Upgrades, Expanded Creative Content

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

While you were watching track and field, basketball, fencing and swimming we were keeping our usual close eye on the “faster, higher, stronger” world of payments, banking and the connected economy. And now that your eyes have had a bit of a workout with that compound sentence, here are some of the best quotes from our interviews during the week ending Aug. 9.

They Said That: Notable Quotables for the Week of August 5

As consumers bear the burden of inflation, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that nearly all individuals living paycheck to paycheck are making trade-offs when it comes to restaurant spending. The latest installment of PYMNTS Intelligence’s series “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report,” the “How Consumer Perception of Inflation Forces Many to Trade...

98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back

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Function always beats form.It's a reason why fuel efficient "boring" sedans being manufactured by Toyota are keeping the Japanese auto manufacturer in business with sales remaining steady for the brand. Scroll through TikTok and listen to mechanics talk about their favorite vehicles when it comes to reliability and almost all of them will talk about the brand in a positive light.This same "function over form" philosophy can be applied to the sale of all goods in general, however, something that X user and podcast host Heather Thompson Day (@HeatherTDay) learned the hard way when her husband asked her to put...

Woman Posts Husband’s Ladder on Facebook Marketplace, Is Shocked by “Mayhem” Bidding War

Amazon has partnered with TikTok and Pinterest to let the users of those social media apps buy products from Amazon without leaving those apps. This offering is designed to make it more convenient for Amazon customers to shop on those social media platforms, an Amazon spokesperson told Bloomberg in a report posted Thursday (Aug. 8).

Amazon Deals Expands to TikTok, Pinterest

Cash App users may be eligible for part of a multimillion-dollar settlement from the company. The payments platform and its parent Block agreed earlier this year to pay $15 million to settle a suit claiming the company had failed to protect customers from data breaches. Now, those users — past...

Block to Pay Cash App Users Up to $2,500 in Data Breach Settlement

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Susan Wojcicki's husband, Dennis Troper, shared Friday night that she died following a two-year battle with cancer.

Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56

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Ho's stake in the newly-public company is worth nearly $70 million. Bloomberg estimates his family's fortune at $13 billion.

Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public

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She told us years ago we'd abandon TV for short-form video on our phones. And she was the woman who rented her garage to the founders of Google.

Susan Wojcicki perfectly predicted the media world we now live in—twice

One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

ID verification firm Socure has introduced a new way for businesses to validate return customers. Selfie Reverification, announced Thursday (Aug. 8), can validate customers online with a selfie from any device in less than two seconds. “Identity verification isn’t a one-time event. As consumers interact with an online service over...

Socure Debuts Selfie Reverification to Root Out Deepfakes

So far this year, PYMNTS Intelligence data has illuminated a wide range of shopper behaviors, highlighting how omnichannel engagement is changing over time and how economic pressures are impacting spending habits. Here are five key takeaways about shopper behavior from 2024 so far. The Rise of the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper.

How Consumers Shop: Five Insights From This Year’s PYMNTS Intelligence Reports

Banks and their IT providers will soon face tougher scrutiny in the European Union (EU). That’s because of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which passed last year but isn’t set to be enforced until January of 2025. A report Thursday (Aug. 8) by CNBC examines the implications of the law, particularly in the wake of last month’s CrowdStrike outage.

Banks and Their Tech Suppliers Face More IT Scrutiny in Europe

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Warner Bros Discovery this week wrote down $9bn as it – and others – play catch-up with streaming and video services

‘Traditional TV is dying’: can networks pivot and survive?

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@Girls Host: Social Commerce Is Influencing More Personal Content

As consumers increasingly look to social media to inspire their shopping, the social commerce space is becoming more and more about individual creators’ personalities. Jillian Lenna,...

@Girls Host: Social Commerce Is Influencing More Personal Content

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