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CEO Brian Niccol’s “Back to Starbucks” plan, centered on faster service and reviving cafe culture, didn’t stop the stock from logging a fourth straight day of losses.

Southwest Airlines shares hit a four-year high on Thursday as changes from its traditional offerings bring in more growth.

Amazon’s Beth Galetti stated that while many teams finalized their organizational changes in October as the company sought to reduce layers and remove bureaucracy, other teams did not complete that work until now.

The e-commerce giant said it plans to expand its fast-delivery services and grow its Whole Foods Market locations.

WEN has been in a steady decline, dampened by slowing sales and a longer-than-expected CEO search.

Analysts turn upbeat on SBUX on hopes of a U.S. comp sales rebound, but retail traders remain skeptical heading into Q1 results.

Packaged food firms have had a rough run, but Wall Street seems to have a better upside on Kraft Heinz and Mondelez.

AREB is seeing a resurgence in investor interest, helping the stock bounce back from a disappointing 2025.

Last year, the holiday shopping season saw a significant shift in customer purchase behaviour, with most turning to AI to buy gifts.

Amazon said its 2024 investment in Saks was conditioned upon the latter entering into a commercial agreement with the e-commerce giant to sell Saks products on its website.

December sales rose 8.5%, lifting COST to its best session since April and a one-month stock high.