• CVS Health Debuts New Store Format
    CVS Health is expanding its new HealthHub format stores, including opening 16 of the specialty locations in the greater Atlanta area. The store format features a broader range of health care services to help patients better manage chronic conditions, more products and services focused on overall health and wellness, and personalized care, according to Drug Store News. CVS Health began piloting HealthHub locations last year in Houston and plans to have up to 1,500 locations throughout the U.S. by the end of 2021.
  • Michael Phelps Joins Panasonic For Tokyo 2020
    Olympian Michael Phelps is returning to the Games, not as a competitor in his sport of swimming, but as a member of Team Panasonic to “inspire today's youth to dream big and to work hard to make those dreams come true.” Phelps will be part of Panasonic's team that also includes Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky; Lex Gillette, four-time Paralympic long jump silver medalist; and Sakura Kokumai, Japanese-American Olympic hopeful and seven-time USA national karate champion.
  • Walmart Tweet Deemed Insensitive
    A response to a Twitter user whose tweet included a GIF of a car racing through traffic with the caption included a reference to a race car driver who died tragically. "Hey, Paul Walker. Click it, or ticket,” was Walmart’s response. Walker died in a car accident in 2013. “Twitter users have been quick to point out Walmart's tweet is not in good taste,” per TMZ.
  • Avon Hopes To Save Company With Social Media
    Nature & Co., a Brazilian cosmetics company that purchased Avon, a 134-year-old direct seller, aims “to modernize a company in which representatives still rely largely on paper brochures and door-to-door visits,” according to The Wall Street Journal. Natura hopes to turn Avon’s nearly five million representatives into online influencers who sell makeup and lotion on social media, through mobile apps and even in their own physical retail shops.
  • Bath & Body Works Survives Downfall Of Mall Stores
    A beacon in a sea of struggling retailers, Bath & Body Works has experienced 40 straight quarters of sales growth. “The retailer, known for highly scented lotions and candles with names such as Twinkling Nights and Underwater Oasis, continues to attract new customers at a time when mall visits are dwindling,” according to The Washington Post. “Analysts say it has defied many of the challenges roiling the retail industry — though they could not exactly say why.”
  • Subaru Apologizes To American Dealers For F-Bomb Vehicle
    Subaru of America has apologized to its dealers for an accidental F-Bomb that the automaker literally laid across the stage at the Singapore Motor Show: “the new Subaru Forester Ultimate Customized Kit Special edition in all its acronymic glory,” reports The Drive, which acquired the sheepish apology note that the automaker sent to dealers. “The letter calls the whole thing an ‘unfortunate situation’ and pins blame on the company's local distributor in Singapore, who apparently created the special model for the auto show,” per The Drive.
  • Conservative Moms Criticize BK For Saying 'Damn'
    Conservative advocacy group One Million Moms is criticizing Burger King for using “profanity,” or as the group describes it, “the d-word.” The ad in question shows customers waiting in line for a fake "Impossible Restaurant," which ends up being a Burger King storefront for the company’s plant-based Impossible Whopper. A customer, after sampling the burger, says: “Damn, that’s good.”
  • Millennials Don't Like Wine, Apparently
    Americans are drinking less wine on an annual basis for the first time since 1994, according to industry tracker IWSR. Wine now represents 11% of the total beverage alcohol market in America. The decrease stems from a generational shift as millennials turn to alternatives like hard seltzers, cocktails and non-alcoholic beer.
  • 23Andme Sells Rights To Its First New Drug
    Using the genetic information it collects from customers, testing company 23andMe says it has developed its first drug, and that it is selling the rights to the medication to a Spanish pharmaceutical company. It already shares its data with drug makers, including GlaxoSmithKline.
  • Et Tu, Everlane? 'Transparent' Company Under Fire For Workplace Woes
    Fast Company's Elizabeth Segren weighs in on reports that the D2C apparel company, which markets itself on “radical transparency,” is under fire for poor workplace practices.
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