United Airlines is reintroducing kids’ meals, which were discontinued during the pandemic. The selections are available on flights of more than 2,000 miles and in cabins where complimentary meal service is offered, including in economy on international flights and in first class on domestic trips. "The new kid-friendly food choices come just in time for the busy holiday season, when countless families hit the road," per Afar.

For the 26th year, Walmart has been chosen as the top retail performer by its trading partners, according to Kantar’s PoweRanking 2022 report. "Target continued its elevated performance during the past few years to remain a strong No.2," per Chain Store Age. "Kroger, Amazon and Costco rounded out the top five." The annual industry benchmarking report identifies retailers and suppliers that set the standard of performance, as ranked by their trading partners. 

A radio ad focusing on care for transgender youth was deemed so incendiary by one radio station owner it was pulled in major markets. The ad, which has aired in cities nationwide, was paid for by a political advocacy group founded by Stephen Miller, a longtime speechwriter and senior adviser to former President Donald Trump. The minute-long script from America First Legal, titled “Not Anymore,” accuses President Joe Biden of "pushing radical gender experiments'" with hormone therapy. The ad also suggests Democrats are pushing puberty blockers “to keep kids from developing into normal men and women.”

The split between Adidas and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) is going to cost the athletic wear company half of its projected 2022 profit. In reporting third-quarter earnings, Adidas cut its full-year net income expectations from preliminary projections made just one month ago. It now forecasts 250 million euros ($250.8 million), down from a target of around 500 million euros ($501.6 million). The company is looking to start fresh in 2023 with former Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden as its new CEO effective Jan. 1. 

The maker of Oreo cookies, Mondelez International, has pulled its ads off Twitter citing Tesla Inc founder's Elon Musk acquisition as the cause. "What we’ve seen recently since the change on Twitter has been announced, is the amount of hate speech increase significantly," Mondelez International Inc CEO Dirk Van de Put tells Reuters. "We felt there is a risk our advertising would appear next to the wrong messages. As a consequence, we have decided to take a pause and a break until that risk is as low as possible."

Gap is lightening its international operational structure, including making a $40 million deal with Chinese ecommerce service provider Baozun Inc. to acquire its Greater China business. “We are deeply committed to our customers in Greater China and know that it is a market with enormous potential for our brand,”  Mark Breitbard president and CEO of the Gap brand tells Sourcing Journal. “The growth that we are unlocking through local partnerships with market experts like Baozun is allowing us to not only connect with new and existing customers, but to provide them with personalized, service-oriented experiences.”

Starbucks delivered a positive earnings report for the quarter in part due to raising product prices and younger consumers who are willing to pay them. Gen Z customers tend to have "significantly more discretionary money at their disposal,” says Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. “And their loyalty to Starbucks has been quite significant and predicted.”

Denim company Citizens of Humanity hopes to curb its environmental footprint starting with its raw materials. It has partnered with six farms across the United States to buy cotton at a premium, enabling farmers to use the profits to implement more sustainable-farming methods, like minimizing tilling and chemical fertilizers. "There’s now a growing movement in the fashion industry to support regenerative agriculture, which refers to practices that preserve the soil’s health and reduce carbon emissions," per Fast Company. "Large apparel companies, including Patagonia, Levi’s, and the Kering luxury group, have invested in large-scale regenerative agriculture projects in Europe and Asia; …

Ikea has sent a cease and desist letter to a game developer whose "The Store Is Closed" co-op survival game is set in a furniture store that the company says resembles Ikea. The game "uses a blue and yellow sign with a Scandinavian name on the store, a blue box-like building, yellow vertical striped shirts identical to those worn by Ikea personnel, a gray path on the floor, furniture that looks like Ikea furniture, and product signage that looks like Ikiea signage,” according to Ikea’s New York law firm, Fross Zelnick.

Nike has suspended its relationship with Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving after his social media post about a book and movie contained anti-Semitic references. Nike also said it will no longer launch Irving's new shoe, the Kyrie 8. The shoe, Irving's eighth with the company, had been slated for a Nov. 8 release. "Irving's deal with Nike was initially set to expire on Oct. 1, 2023," per ESPN. "His signature line with Nike, which he has had since 2014, is one of Nike's most lucrative current player series in recent years, behind only LeBron James' signature series. Irving's shoes are also among the most-worn across …