‘You Can’t Run From Fear’: American Eagle’s CEO on the Sydney Sweeney Fallout at WSJ. “Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew, was perplexed at the criticism that the campaign smacked of eugenics…He said his mother-in-law grew up in Nazi Germany and watched as the synagogue across the street from her home was burned to the ground. “I’m very conscious of that term,” Schottenstein said. He said that if he and his team had felt the campaign would be offensive in that way, “we never would’ve done it.” WSJ subs.

 

Albertsons buyer took bribes to carry certain wines, prosecutors claim at San Francisco Chronicle/Yahoo. “Briones accepted a series of gifts including a $2,290 designer bag; trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas, including casino chips; golf trips to Pebble Beach, plus resorts in Florida, Oregon and Cabo San Lucas; a series of prepaid gift cards; and more, “in exchange for his agreement to carry, increase purchases of, or prominently display certain wines.” Read more

 

Walmart CEO Issues Wake-Up Call: ‘AI Is Going to Change Literally Every Job’ at WSJ. “(Walmart) plans to maintain its head count of around 2.1 million global workers over the next three years, but the mix of those jobs will change significantly, said Donna Morris, Walmart’s chief people officer. What the composition will look like remains murky. “We’ve got to do our homework, and so we don’t have those answers,” Morris said.” WSJ subs.

 

Amazon is hosting a launch event today at 10 a.m. ET where it’s expected to unveil updates to its devices lineup at CNBC. “Invites sent to the media and analysts earlier this month showed what appeared to be an Echo smart speaker, Fire TV, Ring doorbell button and a Kindle e-reader, suggesting what could be in store at the event.” Read more

 

Amazon’s crackdown on certain shared Prime accounts begins this week at USA Today

 

Morton Williams grocery store worker dies after confronting shoplifter in Manhattan at ABC. “His sons say he was punched in his chest by the suspect and then found later at work lying on a milk crate.” Read more

 

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United Natural Foods, Inc. Q4 net sales +1.6% Press release

 

Target unveils self-checkout technology designed for blind customers at Fox Business. “The new checkout stations will have new features including braille, high-contrast button icons, a headphone jack with adjustable volume controls, physical navigation buttons and a dedicated info key, as well as a custom tactile controller…” Read more

 

More than 150 new ‘Stranger Things’-inspired items arrive at Target starting October 5th Press release

 

Cocoa Sinks to a 10-Month Low as New Season Heralds Supply Boost at Bloomberg. “In…Ghana, the world’s No. 2 producer, cocoa deliveries to warehouses last month more than quadrupled from a year earlier following an accelerated start to the season.” Bloomberg subs.

 

Murphy USA lays off 120 of its corporate employees at Talk Business

 

Starting October 1, nearly 2,700 Kroger stores will launch on DoorDash Press release

 

Instacart and Advantage Solutions Partner Press release

 

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