This could give a new twist to the concept of naming rights and product placement. Kim Kardashian West posted a picture on Instagram of the Louis Vuitton monogram without a caption, leading to speculation that the influencer’s new baby girl with husband Kanye West might get the moniker of the famous designer. Kim also recently posted a Snapchat of the couple’s custom LV garbage and recycling bins. 

Bridgestone Golf already has the most iconic player in the men's game under contract. Now it's added perhaps the most high-profile American in women's golf to its endorsement roster. Following up on the momentum of the most successful year in company history, Bridgestone Golf signed 22-year-old LPGA Tour star Lexi Thompson to a multiyear deal to exclusively play and promote its golf balls. 

Amazon’s hunt for a second headquarters, after several months of publicity stunts and dangled perks from cities and regions vying to lure the e-commerce giant, has been narrowed to 20 options from 238 bids. With the kind of enthusiasm normally reserved for bids to host the Olympics, governors, mayors, business leaders and others have pulled together proposals promoting the potential of their cities and regions.

A recent topic of an “Ask Reddit” forum reads: “What restaurant have you sworn to never return to and why?” One might expect to see an assortment of venues. Instead, the question prompted an absolute bloodbath against Applebee’s. In recent months, the California-based chain has run dirt-cheap promotions on food and booze. Nonetheless, the company is underperforming and plans to close as many as 135 locations.

Whole Foods is facing a crush of food shortages in stores that's leading to empty shelves, furious customers, and frustrated employees. Many customers are blaming Amazon, which bought Whole Foods in August for $13.7 billion. But Whole Foods employees say the problems began before the acquisition. They blame the shortages on a buying system called order-to-shelf that Whole Foods implemented across its stores early last year.

Nestle is launching KitKat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby in Japan and South Korea on Friday. It is the work of a top Japanese pastry chef who has developed dozens of varieties of KitKats in the past. The country now has over 300 different KitKat flavors, including wasabi, cherry blossom and even KitKat sushi. Its name sounds similar to the Japanese phrase "kito kato," which translates to "surely win."

In restructuring its leadership team while on an upswing, Domino’s is a contrast to other turnovers in the industry. U.S. pizza chain Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has exited the CEO’s role after dustups in social media about the effect of NFL anthem protests on Papa John’s stalling sales. Chipotle founder Steve Ells is also removing CEO from his business card after stumbles following a series of food-handling incidents.  

Infiniti, the luxury brand of Nissan, is embracing electric vehicles. All new Infiniti models, with the exception of some large SUVs, will be electrified beginning in 2021, said Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa. The automaker says the new models will be either all-electric vehicles or its “e-power” vehicles, which use an electric battery and a small gas engine. Infiniti will introduce its first all-electric vehicle in 2021. 

Apple is issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units, following the introduction of the new U.S. tax law. The iPhone maker will begin issuing stock grants to most employees worldwide in the coming months. Apple said it would bring back most of its cash from overseas and spend $30 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, funding an additional technical support campus, data centers and 20,000 new employees.

United Airlines is shining a spotlight on Olympians and its own employees in a campaign that makes both into superheroes. The campaign highlights the 38-year relationship between the airline and the United States Olympic Committee. It shows off the “powers” necessary to get to the games, whether that’s the exceptional athletic skills of Team USA athletes or the hard work of United employees.