Prime Big Deal Days is Back October 6-7 “Starting October 6 at 12:01 a.m. PDT…New drops launch three times daily at midnight, 8 a.m., and 1 p.m. PDT…” Press release

 

Meet Mark Weinstein, Target’s New Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer “There’s a real opportunity here to think about the guest experience from car door opening to car door closing. We have to be good at everything, but where will we be distinctive? Be great? What do we want to be known for?” Press release

 

…Most recently, he served as chief marketing officer at Hilton Bio

 

Children’s clothing retailer Carter’s is rebranding to appeal to a new generation of parents at CNBC. “The overall company has struggled over the past few years…with its stock sinking more than 50% over the past three years.” Read more | Press release

 

Costco sets purchase limit/raises price for motor oil at AP. “Today’s synthetic motor oil is heavily dependent on Group III base oils…It’s estimated that the United States imports more than 40% of these oils from the Middle East…” Read more

 

Why mouthfeel is trending globally in the food and beverage industry at Fast Company. “…food companies need to do a better job of illustrating and explaining textures on product packaging. Mintel found that 59% of packaged foods introduced in the U.S. this year had no textural claims on their labels…” Fast Company subs.

 

Malls Were Left for Dead. Now They Are the Top Performer in Commercial Real Estate. at WSJ. “Mall values jumped 13% in a year, more than doubling commercial-property price gains. That tops all 10 commercial property sectors…” WSJ subs.

 

Yesterday: Dick’s Sporting Goods presents at Goldman Sachs conference at Investing.com. “Dick’s said the athletic cycle is not over and described its core footwear business as “really very good.”…Foot Locker remains more challenged…” Read more

 

Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List Hollywood Reporter

 

Shein taps top streamers for Fall/Winter ’26 campaign “The campaign features six trends, Dark Romance, Folk Revival, Power Dressing, Regal Maximalism, Retro Remix, and Soft Glam…” Press release

 

WinCo resumes planning for first Seattle store after legal challenge from secretive group at Seattle Times. “Goins said he hopes the WinCo store will not run into any more roadblocks, but he’s not confident. “Because we have run into these folks in the past, we’re never comfortable until we have the permit in hand,” he said.” Read more

 

Tripadvisor Announces 2026 Awards: Best of the Best Restaurants Press release / Lists

 

Crafting America’s Favorite Countertops Is Killing Workers at Bloomberg. “Hundreds of workers who’ve contracted silicosis are suing the artificial stone industry for billions…The defendants in these cases have denied wrongdoing. They include a slew of companies in the countertop supply chain, among them retailers such as Costco, Home Depot, Ikea and Lowe’s…” Bloomberg subs.