Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and let $J\subseteq [0,\infty )$ be nonempty. We study the structure of the arbitrary intersections of Lipschitz algebras and define a special Banach subalgebra of ${{\cap }_{\gamma \in J\,}}\text{Li}{{\text{p}}_{\gamma \,}}X$, denoted by $\text{ILi}{{\text{p}}_{J}}X$. Mainly, we investigate the $C$-character amenability of $\text{ILi}{{\text{p}}_{J}}X$, in particular Lipschitz algebras. We address a gap in the proof of a recent result in this field. Then we remove this gap and obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for $C$-character amenability of $\text{ILi}{{\text{p}}_{J}}X$, specially Lipschitz algebras, under an additional assumption.

In this paper, for an arbitrary $\ell ^{1}$-Munn algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ over a Banach algebra $A$ with a sandwich matrix $P$, we characterise all homomorphisms from $\mathfrak{A}$ to a commutative Banach algebra $B$. Especially, we study the character space of this algebra. Then, as an application, its character amenability is investigated. Finally, we apply these results to certain semigroups, which are called Rees matrix semigroups.

Given a morphism T from a Banach algebra ℬ to a commutative Banach algebra 𝒜, a multiplication is defined on the Cartesian product space 𝒜×ℬ perturbing the coordinatewise product resulting in a new Banach algebra 𝒜×Tℬ. The Arens regularity as well as amenability (together with its various avatars) of 𝒜×Tℬ are shown to be stable with respect to T.

For a Banach algebra 𝒜 and a character ϕ on 𝒜, we introduce and study the notion of essential ϕ-amenability of 𝒜. We give some examples to show that the class of essentially ϕ-amenable Banach algebras is larger than that of ϕ-amenable Banach algebras introduced by Kaniuth et al. [‘On ϕ-amenability of Banach algebras’, Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc.144 (2008), 85–96]. Finally, we characterize the essential ϕ-amenability of various Banach algebras related to locally compact groups.