Ye, previously known as Kanye West, says he will stamp his presidential campaign logo on merchandise from Adidas and Balenciaga. "Kanye West is hoarding thousands of dollars worth of clothing from the companies who abandoned their multimillion-dollar collaborations with the rapper after he repeatedly spewed antisemitic comments, claiming he will use the gear to publicize his 2024 presidential campaign," reports Forbes.

Telling workers to be “hard core,” firing people and talking about bankruptcy are strategies that Elon Musk also used at Tesla and Space X. "Over the years, Mr. Musk has developed a playbook for managing his companies — including Tesla and the rocket manufacturer SpaceX — through periods of pain, employing shock treatment and alarmism and pushing his workers and himself to put aside their families and friends to spend all their energy on his mission," per The New York Times.

The urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vaccine makers to accelerate the normally slow pace of vaccine development and manufacturing. "But as a third pandemic winter begins in the United States, its vaccine-making effort has lost steam," per The New York Times. "Efforts to test and produce next-generation Covid vaccines are bogged down by bureaucratic problems and funding shortfalls. Foreign rivals have raced ahead in approving long-awaited nasal-spray vaccines, including one invented in St. Louis, creating a scenario in which Americans would have to travel abroad for the latest in American vaccine technology."

PETA protestors encased their feet in cement and blocked entrances at a Detroit Starbucks for four hours to protest the chains' surcharge for nondairy milk. Similar protests have happened in other cities including Nashville, which resulted in the arrest of four protesters. "Other supporters have superglued themselves to counters in Chicago, New York City, and at the company’s headquarters in Seattle," per WDIV.

"Since its U.S. rollout in early 2018, Ozempic has become a coveted accessory in Hollywood," according to The Cut. Doctors are prescribing the injectable diabetes drug off-label for weight loss, which means "Everyone’s asking about it. My mom’s asking," says one concierge doctor quoted in the article. It's being marketed with catchy ads that sing “Oh! Oh! Oh! Ozempic!” to the tune of the 1975 song "Magic.” "But when you take the nausea, constipation, diarrhea, and other possible issues into account, Ozempic isn’t always the panacea it’s made out to be."

"The acquisition was driven by the strength of Tom Ford’s beauty business, which includes fragrance, cosmetics and skin care, and for which Estée Lauder has had a longstanding licensing agreement," according to The New York Times. "The deal also brings apparel to Estée Lauder, which had been strictly focused on beauty, with a portfolio of brands that include La Mer, Bobbi Brown and Clinique."

The footballer alleged in his lawsuit that “Nike is willfully withholding millions of dollars and inventing excuses not to pay him” for the endorsement deal, according to YahooSports. One issue is a contract dispute over Beckham's "alleged glove and footwear violations during last season," which Beckham "has denied." Odell Beckham Jr. …

Target is reinventing itself with a new store strategy featuring a bigger footprint, with more space for fulfillment of online orders. "In addition to the larger format, Target has reimagined its store design,  with a more open layout and new elements to better serve customers and employees, and advance the chain’s sustainability goals," per Chain Store Age. "Starting in 2023, more than half of Target's approximately 200 full store remodels and almost all of its approximately 30 new stores will include elements of the new design. Beginning in 2024, all of Target's remodels and new stores will feature the majority …

Twitter's money-grab move to charge for the verified user checkmark may have backfired. Eli Lilly is among those who have halted ad spending after fake blue-check accounts went viral. In the case of the pharma giant, the fake account promised free insulin. "By the time Twitter had removed the tweet, more than six hours later, the account had inspired other fake Eli Lilly copycats and been viewed millions of times," per the Washington Post. "By Friday morning, Eli Lilly executives had ordered a halt to all Twitter ad campaigns — a potentially serious blow, given that the $330 billion company controls the …

Drug stores like CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid were once regarded as "godsends" for people without cars. They sold nearly everything. Now, thanks to shoplifting issues, the experience has changed radically with more and more merchandise moving behind plexiglass. "It’s like shopping at a pharmacy 100 years ago, with a white-aproned clerk pushing around a ladder to grab your tinctures and tonics, except now it’s a minimum-wage cashier with a key ring," per Slate. "These days, you press a red button and a loudspeaker tells the store that you have a foot fungus."