Top-secret Amazon drone filmed zooming through the air above Cambridgeshire testing facility by Jasper Hamill & Brittany Vonow at The Sun."Amazon's top secret experimental delivery drone has been filmed in action for the first time. The Sun Online’s exclusive footage shows the flying machine zooming through the skies over Amazon’s testing facility in rural Cambridgeshire." Video/Pics/Read more   Bruised sporting goods industry could make a comeback by Josh Kosman at NY Post. "KKR & Co., Bain Capital, and TPG Capital are among those doing homework on bankrupt Performance Sports Group, owner of Bauer hockey sticks and Easton bats, sources said. [...]

  Kroger CEO on food price deflation: ‘It’s not fun’ by Steve Watkins at Cincinnati Business Courier. "We’re in the middle of the cycle right now and it’s not fun,” McMullen said...Kroger executives also talked about ClickList: The company has now expanded the online order and customer pickup service to 550 stores. That’s 50 more than it had just four weeks ago, McMullen said." Read more | Earnings call transcript   Jewel-Osco hopes to burnish image in Chicago with contemporary store at Clark and Division by Greg Trotter at Chicago Tribune. "For those who may not associate their neighborhood Jewel with [...]

  Costco November Comp Sales +1.0% "Costco reported net sales of $9.95 billion for the month of November...an increase of three percent from $9.68 billion during the similar period last year." Press release   Kroger Q3 Comp Sales +0.1% Press release   Dollar General Q3 Comp Sales -0.1% "...we saw an acceleration in headwinds from average unit retail price deflation and reductions in SNAP benefits in the 2016 third quarter as compared to the 2016 second quarter. We are focused on efforts to drive traffic in our stores..." Press release   Lands' End Q3 Comp Sales -14.3% Press release   [...]