Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse

A shopper carries a bag outside a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse w...

Weighing strategic options for U.K.-based Boots

FILE – In an Oct. 5, 2005 file photo people walk by a Boots pharmacy in central London. Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. says it will spend $6.7 billion to buy a stake in health and beauty retailer ...

Empty grocery shelves return as sick employees, supply chain delays collide

Bread aisle shelves at a Target are seen nearly empty as the U.S. continues to experience supply chain disruptions in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Empty shelves have ret...

Omicron compounds worker shortage, supply chain woes for retailers

Source: Lauren Thomas, CNBC Slashing store hours, temporarily shuttering locations and sending apology letters to customers for long lines and delayed appointments. These are the some of the unusual s...

Discovery, GameStop, T-Mobile and more

In this photo illustration the Discovery Channel logo of an US television network is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making hea...

GameStop, T-Mobile, Sonos and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: GameStop (GME) – GameStop surged 14.3% in the premarket on reports that the videogame retailer is starting a new division to focus on cryptocu...

What to know about GM’s CES news

DETROIT – General Motors made several announcements at the CES technology show Wednesday that investors should take note of – specifically its future plans for electric and autonomous vehicles. GM CEO...

Walmart and FedEx sign deals for thousands of GM’s new electric vans

Walmart signed an agreement to reserve 5,000 of BrightDrop’s EV600 and smaller EV410 electric delivery vans to support the retail giant’s last mile delivery network and goal of operating a...

Jim Cramer’s 2022 forecast for the worst-performing Dow stocks in 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday broke down his 2022 outlook for last year’s worst-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial. The “Mad Money” host also gave his forecast for ...

Walmart cuts paid leave in half, as CDC guidance changes

An employee scans grocery items for pickup order at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is cutting pandem...

Omicron variant likely to fuel inflation, as Americans keep shopping, economist says

damircudic | E+ | Getty Images The spread of the highly infectious omicron variant is likely to fuel more inflation, as Americans keep shopping instead of spending more outside of the home, according ...

Walmart expands its direct-to-fridge InHome delivery service to 30 million homes

Walmart is making a big bet on customers’ desire for increased convenience, announcing Wednesday that its InHome delivery service will expand availability from six million to 30 million househol...

Verdict in case of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has lessons for investors

Sometimes an investment is too good to be true. Take Elizabeth Holmes’ health-care start-up, for example. On Monday, the founder and former CEO of Theranos was found guilty of four charges in he...

Macy’s cuts store hours at all of its stores as Covid cases spike

Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square in New York, Dec. 23, 2021. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Macy’s is shortening store hours for the rest of the month as coronavirus cases spike in the United Sta...