Keep an eye out for Walmart stock when the market opens on Tuesday, analysts say. The retail giant is poised to deliver another strong quarter, fueled in part by a strong holiday season, and shares ma...
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This 72-year-old is hoping to fund her retirement on GoFundMe
GoFundMe campaigns have been raising piles of cash for older Walmart workers who want to retire — but the heartwarming stories about sudden windfalls mask a dark reality about economic security and gr...
Amazon, Walmart, and Kroger Could Have the Solution to Grocery Deliveries
Shoppers returning to stores in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, venture-capital money drying up, and higher labor costs mean the first golden age of food delivery looks to be over. But customers ha...
Walmart Is Flexing Its Muscle Again
America’s biggest retailer has a new message for its suppliers: We’re not going to pay higher prices anymore. Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Doug McMillon delivered the warning in person last month in a...
An American Helped Build a Business Inside China. Clients Want Him to Leave.
It took Jacob Rothman two decades to build a Chinese manufacturing business with his friends and family. Now the 49-year-old American executive says customers want him to make some of his grilling too...
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Big Player in Retail Advertising
The proposed merger of Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. would reshape the U.S. supermarket industry by combining its two largest operators. It also would create a big player in so-called retail media, o...
Walmart, Target Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Visa, Mastercard Fees
More than 1,600 merchants including Walmart and Target are urging U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation that aims to break the hold that Visa and Mastercard have over the credit-card market. The bill, wh...
Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy
For retailers, it is a season of discontent. From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already l...
Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...
Walmart Stock Falls After Report of Hundreds of Layoffs
Text size Shares of Walmart are down about 10% this year. Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Walmart is eliminating about 200 jobs in a bid to restructure the company, according to a report from The...
More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales
Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...
Large Retailers Are Getting Hit Hardest by Overstocking
Big retailers are struggling to cope with large stockpiles of furniture, apparel and workout equipment, yet broad measures show inventories at American companies remain exceedingly lean by historical ...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
After Big Pullback, It’s Time to Shop for Walmart Stock
Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...
Dollar General and Dollar Tree Earnings Are the Next Big Test for Retailers
Text size Dollar General and Dollar Tree report earnings next Thursday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Dollar General and Dollar Tree report earnings next week, but the stocks got crushed well in advanc...
Amazon Stock Plunges in Wake of Target, Walmart Debacles. This Is Why.
Text size Things may be worsening at a rapid pace for Amazon. Cindy Ord/Getty Images Amazon . com shareholders just got another reality check from Walmart and Target . The surprising inability of two ...
Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.
Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in...