Hobby Lobby is again under fire for a pro-Trump store display. A #BoycottHobbyLobby effort is picking up steam on social media in response to a viral tweet of an image with the caption "In a Hobby Lobby" showing a display of decorative letters arranged to read "USA Vote Trump.” In 2012, the company faced widespread scrutiny for its efforts to deny access to contraceptives for employees. The retailer has also been the subject of boycotts in response to anti-Semitic and homophobic incidents.

Target is adding a premium line called Good & Gather Signature as part of a 600-item expansion of its year-old Good & Gather label, which will become the retailer’s largest private brand. The retailer has begun rolling out the new products across nearly every food category and expects them to hit stores through the fall, expanding the brand to almost 2,000 items.

Peloton is preparing to launch a cheaper treadmill and a new high-end bike, while cutting the price of its existing bike to take advantage of fitness-starved consumers as many gyms remain closed. The new treadmill, called Tread, will cost less than $3,000, compared with $4,295 for the current model.  The new stationary bike will be a premium offering called Bike+, and will likely cost more than the current $2,245 version.

McDonald's is offering its first celebrity meal in nearly 30 years with the founder of Cactus Jack Records. Through October. 4, the fast food company will sell the Travis Scott Meal at participating restaurants nationwide in a new partnership with the rapper. The $6 meal includes the Quarter Pounder with Cheese, bacon and lettuce, a medium order of fries with BBQ sauce and a Sprite. “Everyone has a favorite McDonald’s meal, no matter who you are,” said McDonald’s U.S. Chief Marketing Officer Morgan Flatley. “Travis is a true McDonald’s fan having grown up visiting our restaurants in Houston, not to mention one of …

Actor John Boyega is critical of Disney’s handling of introducing a Black stormtrooper in "The Force Awakens,” a Star Wars movie released in 2015. "What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side," he said in an interview with GQ UK. “‘Nobody else in the Star Wars cast had people saying they would boycott the movie because [of them].”

Walmart is rolling out Mamava’s lactation suites to more than 100 stores by year’s end. The Mamava suites are free-standing pods that offer a private room for breastfeeding or pumping. Access is granted via the Mamava app, which opens the door and allows moms to customize lighting and airflow, as well as play soothing sounds. Walmart said it is the first retailer to install the free-to-use Mamava pods in a store setting, according to Drug Store News.

Uber is extending the mask verification feature used with drivers since mid-May to some riders in the U.S. and Canada by the end of September. The company has required drivers and riders to wear masks since May amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. "If a driver reports to us that a rider wasn’t wearing a mask, the rider will be required to take a selfie with their face covered before they’re able to take another trip with Uber,” the company said in a blog post. 

Over the course of 48 hours, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines announced that flight change fees have been permanently eliminated. The move comes after temporary removal of the fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The reason they’re making these changes is to increase consumer confidence in booking flights,” Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst, told Afar. “The airlines know that consumers are scared to book flights because of the public health landscape.” Southwest already had a long-standing policy of no change fees.

After a delay prompted by the pandemic, Krispy Kreme has finally opened in Times Square, complete with the world’s largest hot light and the nation’s tallest glaze waterfall. Opening during a pandemic “particularly an elaborate, experience-based retail location in one of the most heavily trafficked places in the world — is not without its challenges,” according to Nation’s Restaurant News. “The grab-and-go counter at the Times Square Krispy Kreme was specifically designed with a contact-minimum experience in mind, and the store is filled with social distancing signs and reminders to wear a mask.”

Walmart has given only a vague rationale for why it would want TikTok, a video-sharing social media site, but it appears to boil down to its vast audience of young people. “TikTok's e-commerce business is small today but it says it has 100 million users in the U.S. – incredibly, nearly a third of the country,” according to USA Today. “Many are young, the type of shopper increasingly difficult to reach via traditional media and advertising.”