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Rosalía, Amazon, Calvin Klein, TikTok, JCPenney & Primark — Five Things Friday (USA)

Alex Rezvan and Jill Dvorak (NRF) open with Rosalía’s “Berghain” — a genre-bending track with Björk and Yves Tumor that shows how culture still drives commerce. Then come the hard numbers: Amazon’s plan to cut ≈ 30 000 corporate jobs (Reuters) and what it signals for hybrid work, efficiency, and morale.

Next, Calvin Klein’s Reels-first storytelling proves how emotional minimalism beats perfection in branding. They examine TikTok’s potential $14 billion Oracle-led divestment, and what a new owner could mean for algorithms and Shop visibility.

Holiday season brings optimism with JCPenney’s…

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