• Amazon Sued Over Alleged Racial Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
    Amazon is being sued in federal court for allegedly paying one of its senior managers less than similarly qualified white peers. The suit claims executives “used racial stereotypes to justify denying her opportunities for promotion,” per The Seattle Times. Charlotte Newman, a Black woman who works in Washington, D.C. for Amazon Web Services, also alleges sexual harassment and assault by a former Amazon director.
  • Sephora Plans Huge Expansion
    Sephora is embarking on the largest store expansion plan in its 21-year history in the United States. The beauty store will open more than 60 freestanding “client-centric” stores and 200 locations in Kohl’s stores this year. “Sephora is also continuing its focus on omnichannel growth,” per Chain Store Age. “It will roll out a buy-online-pickup-in-store store service to all its freestanding stores by April 2021. It comes after several months of offering a successful “Reserve Online Pickup In Store” service.
  • Countries Decide Whether To Allow Olympians To Jump Vaccine Lines
    Countries, states, counties and cities all have their own criteria for distributing COVID-19 vaccines, which remain in short supply. “At no point, typically, would elite athletes — a nation’s finest synchronized swimmers and high divers, its fastest sprinters and racewalkers, its top gymnasts and badminton players — factor into the early discussion,” per The New York Times. “And yet, that is precisely the debate happening around the world in the final months before this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. It is not just a question of bioethics: The way individual governments proceed on vaccinations over the next few months could determine whether the …
  • Hyundai Shifts Executives, Including CMO
    Hyundai Motor America is shifting its executives, naming Thomas Schemera as chief marketing officer and head of customer experience division. He takes over the role from Wonhong Cho to better align marketing with new product launches. Schemera, who joined the company from BMW in 2018, was previously head of the product division. He held multiple positions at BMW in Germany and China, including his role as vice president of sales, marketing and driving experience at BMW M from 2009 to 2014. Cho will now head Hyundai Motor’s new brand strategy support division.
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