Unilever Plc posted better-than-expected sales at the end of last year, boosted by premium beauty and home care products in key emerging markets including India and China. The maker of Dove soap said Thursday underlying fourth-quarter sales rose 4.2 percent, above the 4 percent analysts anticipated. It also announced a €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) share buyback starting in the second quarter. The results are the first after Unilever spun off its ice-cream business - which included Ben & Jerry's - and come as Chief Executive Officer Fernando Fernandez nears his first full year at the helm.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was a pretty solid release for Sega in 2025. Certainly the fans seemed chuffed about it, and the critic reviews were good, too. Indeed, Sega's latest financial results are quick to praise the game's Steam user rating and its Metacritic score. But it turns out, they aren't quite so happy with the sales numbers. The document confirms what we heard at the end of 2025: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has sold 1-million+ copies.
The report found the best-performing companies are driving better outcomes with a more transparent structure, smarter systems and practical uses of AI. They align on specific outcomes, shared metrics, and consistent operating rhythms- not just strategy slides or campaign goals. Rather than launching disconnected pilots, the report found leading companies use embedded, role-based AI to guide content usage, improve coaching and act in real time.
Momentum Commerce reported $750 million in sales for Amazon US during Prime Day 2025, up 4.9% from last year, while Adobe said US retailers generated $24.1 billion in overall e-commerce sales between July 8 and July 11, up 30.3% YoY.
Porsche has experienced a 6% decline in global sales in the first half of the year, attributing the decrease to challenging market conditions and heightened competition.
Greggs reported a 6.9% rise in total sales to £1.3 billion in the first half of the year, with like-for-like sales increasing by 2.6%. However, sales momentum sharply declined in June due to record-breaking heat, leading to reduced foot traffic and weaker demand for core products.