Costco will now be offering same-day delivery to customers in France and Spain as part of a broader European expansion. “Online ordering and delivery gives members in France and Spain greater flexibility in how they shop Costco’s assortment and build on the services we already offer,” said Pierre Riel, EVP, Costco Wholesale International Division (via Retail Touchpoints).

Starbucks has stated intentions to open between 150 and 175 U.S. stores in 2026, in addition to a planned 450 to 500 new stores internationally. “Even with our scale, the U.S. coffeehouse growth opportunity for Starbucks is big and broad,” said COO Mike Grams (via Chain Store Age).

Nvidia appears to be hesitating on its former stated plan to invest up to $100 million in OpenAI. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said: “It was never a commitment. They invited us to invest up to $100 billion and of course, we were, we were very happy and honored that they invited us, but we will invest one step at a time” (via Yahoo! Finance / Bloomberg).

Disney delivered quarterly results which saw EPS dip by 7%, to $1.63, and operating profit fall by 9%, to $4.6 billion. At least some of the weakness was attributed to expensive film expenditures, including “Tron: Ares” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (via The New York Times).

Nearly three-quarters (68%) of middle-income Americans suggest they are having difficulties keeping up with the cost of living. “Many of them are in a deficit position, they’ve either used savings or credit cards to fill the gap,” Primerica CEO Glenn J. Williams said (via FOX Business).