Starbucks is slated to hire thousands of “coffeehouse coaches” to serve as leaders within it stores over the course of the year. The eventual goal is to have coaches in the majority of the coffee chain’s ~10,000 company-operated U.S. locations (more).

Walmart has entered into an agreement to purchase Nuclear power from Constellation Energy, more particularly from the latter’s Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois. The first-of-its-kind agreement sees Walmart purchasing “energy, environmental attributes and capacity through two 15-year terms,” per CSA’s Marianne Wilson (more).

The first day of Amazon Prime Day 2026 showed a declining average order size as well as lower average spend versus last year’s figures. Average order size for day one came in at $48.36 versus $58.37 in 2025, and average household spend at $89.04 against $106.41 last year (more).

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen signaled he was turning down the potential performance bonus first announced in June, instead indicating that the company was refocusing efforts on a desired eBay acquisition and the retailer’s overall operating performance (more).

Meta is now designing its own range of AI smart glasses, and in the doing, providing a less expensive option to consumers. Meta will continue to partner with Oakley and Ray-Bay on a separate line of products, priced slightly higher (more).