Walmart Profit Drags as Inflation Takes a Bite
NEW YORK — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain.
May 17, 2022Lowe’s Posts Strong Q4 Results on Strong Housing Market
NEW YORK — Lowe’s Cos., the nation’s second-largest home improvement chain behind Home Depot, offered an upbeat annual outlook after reporting strong fiscal fourth-quarter results that showed a still sizzling housing market.
February 23, 2022January Retail Sales Surged 3.8% as Threat of Omicron Faded
NEW YORK — Americans picked up the pace of spending in January as the threat of omicron faded and there was some easing of supply shortages.
February 16, 2022Amazon Heads to the Mall With Prototype Clothing Store
Amazon .com Inc. plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, marking the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for the online retailing giant, which already sells more than 10% of all clothes in the U.S.
January 20, 2022December Retail Sales Slip After Record Holiday Season
NEW YORK — Americans overlooked shortages, spiking prices and uncertainty over the omicron variant to break spending records during the critical holiday shopping season. But figures released Jan. 14 show that after spending robustly early in the holiday season, consumers sharply slowed their purchases from November to December.
January 14, 2022Amazon Settles With NLRB to Give Workers Power to Organize
NEW YORK — Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to freely organize — and without retaliation.
December 23, 2021Resilient Shoppers Push Retail Sales Up 0.7% in September
NEW YORK — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods.
October 15, 2021Walmart to Launch Delivery Service for Other Businesses
NEW YORK — Walmart said Aug. 24 it will start farming out its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes in as little as a few hours.
August 24, 2021Amazon Delivers a Mixed Bag of Q2 Results
NEW YORK — Amazon on July 29 turned in a mixed bag of results for its fiscal second quarter, coming up short of Wall Street expectations in revenue but beating them on profits.
July 29, 2021To Retain Workers, Walmart Moves More of Them Full Time
NEW YORK — Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time with more consistent work schedules by early next year.
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