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Target reported abysmal financial results after Walmart posted excellent ones, and their share prices reveal how investors feel about that.
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Macy’s has posted another weak quarter with plans to further reduce its footprint. Investors may wish the retailer had gone private.
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Target has cut prices on about 5,000 items for reasons only known by company management. Could it be due to Walmart's success?
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According to several media reports, Walmart is laying off workers. Since the retailer plans to automate its stores, this may be a sign of things to come.
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Target (NYSE:TGT) has done a fantastic job of branding itself as the upscale retailer of middle-class America. With its dollar bins, in-store coffee shops, drive-up pickup options, designer...
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You walk in. Your eyes immediately jump to the curated display of eclectic furniture in the middle of the store. They wander to the sides and you see the brightly colored textiles hanging near the...
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Macy’s management wants workers back in offices, no matter how poorly the retailer is doing, or face being fired.
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Like other struggling small retailers in the crowded marketplace, Express has filed Chapter 11 and is set to close stores.
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Online furniture company Wayfair is in trouble, and it is not clear how opening a single store will help it.
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A recent analysis reveals that Amazon Prime membership in March was sharply higher than a year ago, good news for the the e-commerce giant.
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It is not entirely clear why Costco’s sales have been so strong in the past month. Was it early Easter? Was it gold or weight-loss drugs?
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99 Cents Only Stores will close its 371 locations. Management blamed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation.
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Used correctly, running shoes don’t last forever. It seems just when you’ve broken them into perfection, it’s time to get a new pair. Conventional wisdom suggests that the sturdiest pairs top...
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Few retailers are as beloved as Costco. While the company is a no-frills warehouse, it also meticulously searches for high-quality and low-priced goods to sell to its members. So whether you love the...
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Many consumers have short-term memory loss when the economy is thriving. Rather than saving and preparing for a time when it isn’t so great, they make big purchases they can’t afford. Because the...
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