Brand Story

Analyst Breakdown

• An East Coast-based supermarket chain apologized after releasing a holiday-themed advertisement containing what many interpreted as a flippant reference to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Giant Foods, which has stores in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D
• , unveiled the ad in December’s issue of its in-store magazine, Savory

Analyst Breakdown

• NEW YORK — Now at Amazon
• com: insulin and inhalers
• The online colossus opened an online pharmacy Tuesday that allows customers to order medication or prescription refills, and have them delivered to their front door in a couple of days

Analyst Breakdown

• In January 2018, President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels despite protests from much of the industry, sending jobs in one of the nation’s fastest-growing employment engines tumbling for the following two years
• Now the solar industry is asking President-elect Joe Biden to cut short what was widely seen as Trump’s biggest blow to solar energy during his single term
• On Tuesday, Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group representing more than 1,000 companies, said it wants the Biden administration to revoke the four-year tariffs a year early

Analyst Breakdown

• NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime
• Called Walmart+, it will cost $98 a year, or $12
• 95 a month, and give members same-day delivery on 160,000 items, a fuel discount at certain gas stations and a chance to check out at Walmart stores without having to wait at a register

Analyst Breakdown

• The state of California issued more than $58,000 in fines against Smithfield Foods after investigating the meat producer for coronavirus hazards
• Investigators with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health found that Smithfield, through its Farmer John subsidiary, failed to space workers apart on the processing lines at its Vernon, California, plant
• An outbreak among the workforce there left more than 100 workers positive for COVID-19 and three hospitalized

Analyst Breakdown

• (AP) — Mutual of Omaha on Thursday unveiled a new corporate logo depicting an African lion, replacing the Indian chief head that had been the symbol of the insurance and financial services company for 70 years
• The Omaha, Nebraska-based company announced in July its plans for a change as corporations and sports teams around the country face increasing pressure to dump nicknames and depictions that reference American Indians amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice
• The company said in a news release Thursday that its new logo not only projects protection and strength but also delivers a strong brand connection to the company that might be as well known by for its longtime sponsorship of the wildlife television program “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom