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Retail analysts say the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event and competing sales drove solid online spending.
Nike’s shares are rising sharply after saying it plans to shift some of its production away from China.
U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly last month from a year earlier, another sign that inflationary pressures remain mild.
The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customers’ orders.
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission has voted to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo that the previous commission filed in the waning days of the Biden administration.
After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks drifted through quiet trading following the latest reminder that the U.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has acknowledged that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices.
President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.
U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump’s trade war will worsen inflation.
Volley after volley of tariffs — and at times on-again, off-again trade actions — have put companies around the world on edge.
U.S. wholesale prices dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in more than a year despite President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports.
Walmart, which became the nation’s largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it’s rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats.
Nearly six years after a man fatally shot 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, the gunman's criminal case is set to come to a close.
The internet has offered up a host of alternatives as egg prices continue to be stubbornly high.
Shares of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost U.S. families significantly more this fall.
A Michigan judge came up with a creative way to punish Walmart shoplifters: wash cars for free in the community when spring arrives.
Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits with its competitive prices an increasingly strong magnet for inflation-weary shoppers, but this year appears to come with new challenges in an uncertain economic landscape.
Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes.
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives.
Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it’s joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer.
A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organization’s annual workplace report card.
The event on Saturday, Dec. 21, aimed to spread holiday cheer and provide joy to the children, some of whom chose gifts for their parents instead of themselves.
Consumers in the U.S. are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to make the most of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon on Cyber Monday.
Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.
Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items.
Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could.
With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, food retailers are trying to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent price inflation.
A man with an alleged history of sexually assaulting women was given a $500 bond after reportedly sexually assaulting a woman.
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years.
Walmart says it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the company over the handling of prescription opioids.
Washington state is in court to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger.
The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons have insisted that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart and Amazon.
Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. The product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.
Wall Street rallied close to its record heights after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected.
Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices.
Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America.
Amazon is partnering with hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion to boost sales for its 10th annual Prime Day discount event.
Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome.
Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Americans increased their spending pace in March at a better-than-expected pace from the previous month, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges.
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Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have security flaws that could allow bad actors to view footage from the devices or control them completely.
Walmart is buying the smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion as it attempts to expand its rapidly growing advertising business to compete with Amazon.
Walmart plans to build or convert more than 150 U.S. stores in the next five years, while continuing to remodel existing stores.
Walmart is further sweetening the perks for its U.S. store managers as the nation’s largest retailer and private employer seeks to retain and attract top workers in a still competitive job market.
Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial intelligence — and drones — to improve its customers’ shopping experiences.
Three major U.S. retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns.
A woman suspected of retail fraud was arrested while allegedly trying to shoplift during a “Shop with a Cop” event in Livingston County.
Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform.
Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements.
Police say a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before killing himself, the second shooting in 24 hours at a store operated by the retail giant.
Walmart extended its streak of strong quarterly gains heading into the holiday season as its low-prices continue to attract shoppers looking for deals in a tough economic environment.
Macy’s third-quarter sales declined as consumers remain cautious on their spending, but the results and its adjusted profit both topped Wall Street’s expectations.
About 70 million units of Toxic Waste Slime Licker candy sold at stores like Walmart and Five Below are being recalled due to a choking hazard.
A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot has turned himself in to police.
Walmart will pay half a million dollars in civil penalties to the state of California over allegations that it was selling and allowing third-party vendors to sell brass knuckles on its website.
A Metro Detroit woman said she was attacked in a Walmart parking lot by three teenagers who shot her in the face with an airsoft rifle.
A man parked at a Walmart store in Dearborn, ran inside, and pretended to be an employee after leading police on a 45-minute chase that involved multiple troopers and a helicopter.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream announced the launch of seven new spring ice cream flavors to be sold exclusively at Walmart locations nationwide. One of those flavors is Hidden Valley Ranch.
Target plans to invest as much as $5 billion this year expanding services for customers, including a drive up service for returns, renovations at 175 stores and improvements in online shopping.
Police in Indiana say that heroic actions by a Walmart employee and law enforcement officers kept a gunman who shot and injured one female employee from doing more harm.
Walmart set over 100,000 holiday wreaths at the graves of American veterans in honor of National Wreaths Across America Day.
A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve eased but remained at an elevated level in October, likely reinforcing the Fed’s intent to keep raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow the acceleration of prices.
U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation, rising interest rates, and layoff announcements by several large tech companies.
