Inflation-battered consumers are cutting back on those pricier bags of pretzels and chips. Campbell Soup (CPB) surprised a few on Wall Street this week when it reported volumes at its snacks division — which ranges from Snyder’s Lance pretzels to Cape Cod chips to Goldfish crackers — fell 1% in the most recent quarter. Volumes […]
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Is ‘dark money’ influencing Lexington council race? County growth hinges on election
Residential development has become a central, hotly contested issue in next week’s Republican primaries for Lexington County Council — races that will, in the absence of any Democrats filing to run, likely decide who will make up more than half of the county’s elected leadership starting next year. Despite tensions between more aggressive and more […]
Corbyn’s days of influencing Labour are over, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said Jeremy Corbyn’s days of influencing Labour are “over” after the former leader was expelled from the party as he announced he is standing as an Independent candidate in the UK’s upcoming General Election. The UK Labour leader, who once served in Mr Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, hit back at his predecessor […]
How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot
As he stood on a sun-dappled patio overlooking the Visalia Country Club, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux didn’t mince words about his chances in his run for Congress. “I am the underdog,” Boudreaux told a crowd of supporters. “I am pushing back against a machine that is so powerful that it’s very challenging, to say […]
How West Virginia’s first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — When Rosemary Ketchum gets introduced as the first openly transgender person to win elective office in West Virginia, there’s often a shocked look that comes across people’s faces. “Folks will be like, ‘How did that happen?’ As if it’s like I won the lottery or solved a Rubik’s Cube in front […]
As social media creators push overconsumption, some question whether ‘eco’ influencing is possible
In a recent TikTok video with over 21 million views, a woman showed off what looked more like the inside of a Bath & Body Works than an average person’s shower. With dozens of jars of body scrubs and bottles of soap, shampoo and conditioner, the sheer volume of products almost distracts from the woman’s […]
A TikTok star who is taking a pay cut for a 9-to-5 job explains why influencing is unsustainable
Ana Wolfermann has only known the life of an influencer. As she told Fortune in a recent interview, Wolfermann put her entire weight behind her virtual brand the minute she shrugged off her cap and gown. It had been a long time coming; the digital native began constructing her image and building an audience as […]