Welcome to the V spot, your home for the ecomm nearly news. So Harley and Tobi have gone and taken the rebels and frozen them in Carbonite and left them in Jaba the Huts wall. The Ewoks, currently are on strike after hitting problems with French shipping companies. Meanwhile Luke and Lando hit a snag when they were detained by ICE during a brief stop in California where they were chasing the green fairy and Wookie hunting. Boba Fett will not be involved in this rescue either. He and his fellow bounty hunters have turned to dropshipping as tariffs on bounty hunting have gone out of control. Who will will arm the rebels now? Stay tuned. Lets do the news.
Story 1. LuLulemon CEO Calvin McDonald pressed go on his “New year, New me” a little early and advised the world he will be stepping down as CEO in January. Amid falling sales and struggles the new search starts immediately. HInsight they say is 20:20. What then is foresight?
Story 2. It is 12 weeks since Beyond inc rebranded, again to Bed Bath and Beyond, we ask is everything ok at HQ?
Story 3. Target have opened a new concept store in SoHo. Analysts are calling it their “So What in SoHo” phase.
Story 4. The EU have literally just imposed a €3 customs duty on all low value parcels arriving in the EU bloc being applied from July 1st 2026 in a bid to combat the challenges of De Minimis. The measure is temporary until all 27 countries agree on a solution sometime before 2045.
Story 5. Trial of Italian crime gangs in Italian fashion stalls amid sabotage fears. Wow not even gangs could solve the problem.
Story 6. An apple a day keeps the doctor away but it doesn’t stop you shopping at Walmart it seems. Walmart stays statue like on its stance to NFC based payments. It left one customer particularly confused. Youthful shopper Jimmy Donaldson AKA Mr Beast was particularly vocal about it, until he released his next challenge for unsuspecting wannabees. IFKYK.
Story 7 - Final Story Walmart again. They are jumping on the extension bandwagon. Not happy ti just extend Black November into December. They are extending Christmas Eve Delivery Hours. Walmart are adding a new hour to the clock they call Walmart Delivery spot, just cos.
Doug McMillion maybe hinted at his next move as he completes his tenure at Walmart.Doug said he is excited about having no meetings in his calendar. So there you have it folks, he is joining Shopify. I may look festive, but the office Christmas party is postponed till next week as there is a virus doing the rounds in the office and even though i had it last week, it looks like I might have it again after stopping in front of a mirror where I noticed mistletoe hanging over my head. One thing led to another and now I have strepthroat. Though I am looking forward to sitting in the dark sippling 8% beers alone next week.
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