Snapchat VP of Product Leaving, Kroger & Alibaba Eye Partnership
Snapchat's VP of Product Tom Conrad is leaving the social media company after two years. The timing of Conrad's departure is less than ideal, as Snap is in the midst of rolling out a redesign of its app. Conrad is the sixth executive to leave the company since Snap's IPO last year.
Kroger and Alibaba are reportedly discussing a potential partnership. U.S. executives traveled to China for initial talks on a future collaboration. This comes as U.S. tech giant Amazon recently acquired Whole Foods for almost $14 billion.
The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation.
