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Barilla has agreed to buy Goodles, an American mac and cheese brand founded in 2020. Neither side gave a price for the deal.

Canva says its Visual Suite has gained more than 100 features since the start of 2026. The company published the list in its own announcement on 4 September.

Rewe Group has started selling advertising space in its Toom home improvement chain. The German trade press reported the launch on 3 September.

The Trade Desk is cutting about 15 percent of its staff. That is roughly 575 jobs at one of the largest independent buyers of online advertising space.

Martin Sander joins the Audi board of management on 1 October with sales and marketing. He worked at Audi from 1995 to 2022 before moving to the Volkswagen brand board.

Warsaw prosecutors have asked the Ministry of Sport and Tourism for the Poland brand report and the contracts behind it. The document was criticised for errors typical of AI-written text.

Kohl's has made Arianne Parisi its first chief customer officer, merging marketing, digital and loyalty, while chief marketing officer Christie Raymond leaves in September.

Google announced WeatherNext 3 on 3 September and put it behind weather answers in Search, Maps and the Gemini app.

Sephora said on 2 September it will start selling selected products on TikTok Shop from 19 September, before they appear on Sephora.com.

Spotify is putting its name on an American music ceremony that has not been held for three years. The show returns on 27 November.

TikTok is turning its comment box into a small studio. From 3 September people can reply with a voice recording, a poll or up to nine photos.

BMG and Concord completed their merger on 1 September 2026. Bertelsmann holds about 67 percent of a group that now owns more than four million works.