Business Takeout

01/01/2025

🎉 As we welcome 2025, Business Takeout extends warm wishes for a year filled with growth, innovation, and success. May your business reach new heights and your goals become reality. Here’s to another year of serving our amazing community!

11/26/2024

📊 Breaking: Walmart, America’s largest private employer, scales back DEI programs and exits key diversity benchmarks amid shifting corporate landscape. This move by the $1T retail giant could signal broader changes across corporate America.
What’s changing at Walmart and what it means for the future of workplace diversity initiatives.

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11/26/2024

📊 Breaking: Walmart, America's largest private employer, scales back DEI programs and exits key diversity benchmarks amid shifting corporate landscape. This move by the $1T retail giant could signal broader changes across corporate America.

What's changing at Walmart and what it means for the future of workplace diversity initiatives.

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In a significant move that signals shifting corporate priorities, Walmart, America’s largest private employer, announced substantial changes to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The retail giant is sunsetting its racial equity center established after George Floyd’s death i...

11/26/2024

📢 Breaking down the Taylor Swift ticket drama... but make it corporate responsibility ✨

Spoiler alert: It’s not just about expensive concert tickets. My latest piece dives into why Ticketmaster’s practices are a masterclass in what NOT to do in modern business - and why companies can’t ignore social impact anymore.

Hot take: When businesses prioritize pure profit over people, nobody wins. Not even shareholders. 🎯

READ THE FULL ARTICLE - LINK IN BIO.



PS: Drop a 💫 if you think businesses should do better!

11/26/2024

🚨 BREAKING: Drake Takes Spotify and Universal Music Group to Court! In an industry-shaking move, Drake claims streaming manipulation in Kendrick Lamar's viral diss track "Not Like Us." Over 900M streams are under scrutiny as accusations of bot usage and pay-to-play schemes emerge. This could reshape how streaming success is measured in the music industry.

Full investigation on businesstakeout.com

In breaking music industry news, Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC has launched legal proceedings against streaming giant Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG), targeting alleged streaming manipulation of Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us.” This exclusive report breaks down the key d...

11/25/2024

🎵 BREAKING: NDP Calls for Ticketmaster Investigation Over Swift Ticket Chaos 🎫

Canadian fans left "heartbroken" as scalpers and bots drive Taylor Swift concert tickets to astronomical prices. NDP critic Brian Masse demands federal action against Ticketmaster's "predatory practices."
But it's not just about tickets - hotels in Vancouver and Toronto are now under fire for price gouging during concert dates.

Read the full story on how the government is being pressured to tackle this growing consumer crisis.

In the latest confrontation between lawmakers and the ticketing giant, Canada’s New Democratic Party is demanding a federal investigation into Ticketmaster’s practices following widespread complaints about Taylor Swift concert ticket sales. NDP Innovation critic Brian Masse has called on Industr...

11/06/2024

Electric vehicle giant Tesla (TSLA) saw its shares surge 12% Wednesday morning following Donald Trump’s presidential victory, with the stock price climbing past $280 as markets responded to the election outcome and Trump’s favorable comments about CEO Elon Musk. The stock hit $280 around 10:10 a...

10/25/2024

Amazon is pumping up its Prime membership perks, announcing a new fuel savings benefit that could help members save up to $70 annually at the pump. The e-commerce giant’s latest offering gives Prime subscribers a 10-cent-per-gallon discount at approximately 7,000 BP, Amoco, and AM/PM locations nat...

10/22/2024

In a strategic pivot that signals both opportunity and necessity, Peloton is rolling its premium Bike+ into Costco’s aisles. The fitness tech company announced Tuesday it will offer its high-end stationary bike at 300 Costco locations nationwide, marking a significant departure from its direct-to-...

10/21/2024

In a surprising pivot that’s set to ruffle feathers in both the fast-food and entertainment industries, Chick-fil-A is taking a leap beyond its signature chicken sandwiches. The restaurant chain is set to launch its own entertainment app on November 18, serving up a menu of original animated shows...

10/19/2024

In a striking demonstration of artificial intelligence’s potential in the financial sector, the US Treasury Department has leveraged machine learning to recover a staggering $1 billion in check fraud during fiscal year 2024. This marks a nearly threefold increase from the previous year, signaling ...

10/18/2024

In a groundbreaking development, the tobacco industry is on the verge of settling long-standing Canadian lawsuits for a staggering C$32.5 billion ($23.6 billion). Industry heavyweights British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, and Philip Morris are set to pay this astronomical sum as part of a court-...

10/18/2024

In a move that could revolutionize the AI development landscape, Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, announced on Friday the release of a suite of new AI models. The standout among these is the “Self-Taught Evaluator,” a cutting-edge tool that promises to reduce human involvement in AI assessm...

10/15/2024

X and Unilever have reached an agreement to ‘continue partnership’ on the platform In a surprising turn of events, X (formerly Twitter) has dismissed Unilever from its ongoing lawsuit against advertisers, which accuses several brands of conducting an “illegal boycott” of its business. This d...

10/14/2024

In a dazzling display of showmanship, Elon Musk has once again captured the world’s attention with the unveiling of Tesla’s Cybercab, a self-driving robotaxi promising to reshape our urban landscapes and revolutionize personal transportation. But as we peel back the layers of hype and spectacle,...

10/11/2024

In a recent episode of the popular Canadian reality series Dragons’ Den, actor Simu Liu sparked a heated debate about cultural appropriation in the food and beverage industry. The 35-year-old star of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings” served as a guest investor, or ‘dragon,’ on the...

10/11/2024

🏦💸 Beyond the $3 Billion Fine: TD Bank's Money Laundering Scandal Exposed

The true cost? Public trust.

Our latest opinion piece digs deep into:

- The erosion of faith in financial institutions
- Corporate culture gone wrong
- Marketing challenges in rebuilding a tarnished brand
- The urgent need for a new banking paradigm

It's time for a wake-up call in the financial world.

Read now to discover why the banking industry needs more than just compliance checks and PR campaigns to regain our trust.

In the world of finance, trust is currency. TD Bank’s recent $3 billion fine isn’t just a number—it’s a receipt for broken public trust. The revelation that one of North America’s largest banks facilitated money laundering for years, with employees joking about criminal activities, strikes...