Gabriela Barkho
Verified- Senior Reporter, Modern Retail
- Senior Reporter, Digiday
- Co-Host, The Modern Retail Podcast
New Jersey, New York
senior reporter @digiday's @modernretail covering consumer brands • she brought me sprinkle cookies, i threw them in the garbage!
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Where Boll & Branch draws the line on AI-generated advertising
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify These days, it is borderline expected that brands will use artificial intelligence in at least some capacity as part of their marketing. But, they also have to tread carefully; otherwise, consumers might slam them with “AI slop” allegations. As such, more companies are creating playbooks on how they approach these tools for their consumer-facing campaigns. Some, like Coca-Cola, have doubled down on using AI-generated ads despite initial backlash.
Hangover-prevention supplements are the hottest new wellness trend
A new wave of gummies, jellies and drinks is promising that people can now have all the fun of alcohol without the hangover. Pre-alcohol and anti-hangover products, typically designed to be taken while drinking alcohol or before, aim to mitigate the effects of alcohol with ingredients like Dihydromyricetin (DHM), electrolytes and vitamins. Pre-alcohol prebiotic drink Zbiotics was recently spotted at New York City’s Cote Korean Steakhouse, served at $12 per shot alongside its $23 martinis.
Brands bring the U.S. Open to fans with tennis-themed pop-ups around New York City
This year’s U.S. Open is set to be the biggest in recent history. And it’s not just because of the record-setting prize money and the newly launched Moët Serve, a drink that’s set to give the viral Grey Goose Honey Deuce competition. With ticket prices breaking records for 2026 going on resale sites for hundreds of dollars, there is an even greater interest this year in the annual tennis tournament.
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I have a soft spot for Google Docs!
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone who finds me through reading my work.
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