CHART Candy: Sharing a few compelling charts from the past week covering retail, marketing, AI, and the economy. Let the visuals do the talking - swipe through the carousel to see what caught my eye.

1. Solo activities are all the rage. "Restaurant for one." I'm not ashamed. I've done it. Just don't tell anyone.

2. Despite "SaaSpocalypse," software developer employment is up considerably more than decline in computer programmers. AI driving more building thus far.

3. Instagram now reigns supreme again vs TikTok in the US based on daily active users.

4. OpenAI's ChatGPT may have well over 900 million daily users but Anthropic's (Claude) has more subscriptions for businesses.

5. Red Bull continues to dominate energy drinks and just hit another inflection point. Guess Max didn't have his Red Bull this past weekend at the Australian Grand Prix.

6. Mortgage rates are nearing 2022 levels.

7. Major tech blogs and publishers see dramatic drops in traffic due to paywalls and generative engines such as ChatGPT and Claude.

8. Greater than 50% of every shopping demographic at least "somewhat agrees" that return policies drive retailer choice.