Spotify +Physical Books | Costco +6.4% | Bob’s $17 | Goose +14%

  Costco January comp sales (ex. fuel & f/x): US +6.8% / Canada +8.2% / Other Int’l +2.7% / Total Company +6.4% / Digitally-Enabled +33.1% Press release   Spotify Will Soon Offer Physical Books at WSJ. “Beginning this spring, the Swedish streaming service will allow premium subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. to buy hardcovers and paperbacks […]

WSJ @ McMillon | Amazon 13B Same/Next Day | PayPal -15%

  Amazon sets new Prime delivery speed record in 2025 Press release   PayPal shares sink 15% after forecasting weak 2026 earnings; HP’s Enrique Lores named new CEO at CNBC. “Online branded checkout growth decelerated to 1% in the fourth quarter, compared with 6% a year earlier. The company said this was driven by weakness […]

THD Cuts 800 | He-Man 30M Views | Sam’s/TJs #1

  Home Depot lays off 800 workers, says corporate employees will return to office 5 days a week at CNBC. “About 150 of the employees were based at Home Depot’s headquarters in Atlanta and the rest were in remote jobs, with most in the technology organization of the company and some on other corporate teams…Decker […]

SC #1 Growth | NWA #1 Metro | Goodwill +7%

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs at AP. “Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at the ecommerce company, made the announcement Wednesday in a blog post…She said U.S.-based staff would be given 90 days to look for a new role internally.” Read more   South Carolina is the Nation’s Fastest-Growing State […]

SC #1 Growth | NWA #1 Metro | Goodwill +7%

  Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs at AP. “Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at the ecommerce company, made the announcement Wednesday in a blog post…She said U.S.-based staff would be given 90 days to look for a new role internally.” Read more   South Carolina is the Nation’s Fastest-Growing […]

Amazon Cuts Today? | Bain: Retail Slows | WD-40 Secret

  BAIN FORECAST: Retail sales growth will slow in the US, UK, France, and Germany in 2026 “Bain projects US retail sales to grow 3.5% year over year in 2026, to $5.3 trillion, slightly down from estimated 4.0% growth in 2025. Volume growth will be modest, with inflation projected to hover between 2.6% and 3.0%.” […]