Omnicom Media, an Omnicom Connected Capability, has officially launched Hearts United, a new global media agency created through the combination of its Hearts & Science and Mediahub networks. Bringing together two high-growth challenger organizations with complementary capabilities, cultures and geographic strengths, Hearts United is built to help ambitious brands navigate a media environment where influence…
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Is AI Actually Worth it For Businesses?
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AI has been sold to Australian businesses as one of the fastest ways to lift productivity, but new research suggests the promise of time savings is not being felt equally across the workforce. National research of over 1,000 office workers commissioned by COS (Complete Office Supplies), Australia’s largest family-owned workplace supplies business, found 52% of…
UK Approves Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation
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The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority has today formally cleared the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) (“WBD”) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) (“Paramount”), representing an important milestone in completing the transaction. Paramount is grateful to the CMA for its constructive engagement and its review of the transaction. Separately, Paramount has…
DoorDash Expands Partnership With Woolworths
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DoorDash has announced a major expansion of its Woolworths grocery offering, adding more than 150 additional Woolworths stores to the platform and bringing access to Woolworths delivery through DoorDash to more than 100 new postcodes across Australia. The expansion significantly increases the choice of on-demand delivery options for fresh groceries, pantry staples, household essentials and…
Australian Cafés Face Leadership Crisis Amid Record Business Closures
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As Australian cafés and restaurants close at the highest rate on record, one coffee industry leader says the country’s biggest challenge is no longer making better coffee—it’s building better business leaders. Industry data reveals hospitality is now one of Australia’s highest-risk sectors, with operators facing rising costs, staffing shortages and shrinking margins. According to Black…
Vinyl Group to Acquire Time Out Australia
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Vinyl Group Ltd (Vinyl Group or the Company), an adaptive media and music technology company, is pleased to advise that it has signed an agreement to acquire Time Out Australia for nominal consideration, via the purchase of the entire issued share capital of Print & Digital Publishing Pty Ltd from Time Out Group plc (“Time…
PayPal Partners With The NFL
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PayPal Holdings, Inc., a global leader in payments, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the NFL, making it the league’s official peer-to-peer (P2P) payments partner. Across the NFL ecosystem, PayPal will be at the center of how people send, receive, split, pool money, and settle-up instantly with each other all right there in the PayPal…
International Paper to acquire North Pacific Paper Company
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International Paper, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC),, a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, for $360MM. NORPAC is a U.S.-based paper manufacturer operating out of Longview, Washington. The company employs approximately 500 people at its paper mill, where it operates three…
Fewer Australians are Starting Small Businesses
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The Federal Government should use the upcoming Budget to encourage economic dynamism, as new CEDA research shows the proportion of business owners in Australia hit a record low last year despite ongoing interest in entrepreneurship and self-employment. CEDA’s new report, Hustling, not hiring: Why fewer Australians are starting a business, finds Australia has experienced a…
The Clorox Company Acquires GOJO Industries
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The Clorox Company has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of GOJO Industries, expanding Clorox’s product portfolio to include the Purell® brand and GOJO’s health and hygiene solutions. The combination brings together two companies with a shared commitment to making the world cleaner and healthier, leveraging complementary consumer brand-building expertise and B2B capabilities…