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Ulta Beauty shares pop as sales climb 6%
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Ulta Beauty shares pop as sales climb 6%

Shares of Ulta Beauty rose in after-hours trading Thursday, as the company said its third-quarter sales rose while shoppers showed once again they’re willing to spend on fragrances, skin care and more even when the budget is tight. The specialty beauty retailer raised the bottom end of its range for full-year sales and earnings expectations. […]

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Thanksgiving Day online sales jump as discounts motivate holiday shoppers
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Thanksgiving Day online sales jump as discounts motivate holiday shoppers

Ordering gifts online, paying by credit card. Concept online shopping, buying Christmas and New Year’s presents. Black credit card, computer and christmas presents on blue sofa with festive decorations at home. Christmas and black friday shopping. Anastasiia Krivenok | Moment | Getty Images Online spending on Thanksgiving Day jumped 5.5% compared to a year ago, […]

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With Black Friday deals and flashy displays, retailers try to convince reluctant shoppers to spend
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With Black Friday deals and flashy displays, retailers try to convince reluctant shoppers to spend

Target hosted a free “Winter Wonderland” event in New York City to show off the holiday season’s hottest toys. It’s an example of the extra effort that retailers are putting in to motivate shoppers. Melissa Repko | CNBC NEW YORK CITY — On a recent weekend in downtown Manhattan, a long line of families with […]

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Shares making the most significant moves midday: Sonos, Cisco Systems, Alibaba, Walmart and a lot more
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Shares making the most significant moves midday: Sonos, Cisco Systems, Alibaba, Walmart and a lot more

Look at out the businesses generating headlines in midday trading. Sonos — The inventory climbed 17% after Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said the business is moving into a multiyear merchandise cycle that will involve an entry “into a new multi-billion greenback category” in the second 50 % of fiscal 2024. Macy’s — Shares of the […]

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Macy’s profit beats as inventory and margins improve
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Macy’s profit beats as inventory and margins improve

Macy’s Herald Square store in New York is shown on Aug. 21, 2023. View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Macy’s on Thursday topped Wall Street’s quarterly expectations, as inventory and margin improvement helped offset an 7% year-over-year decline in sales. Here’s what the retailer reported for the fiscal third quarter compared with what […]

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S&P 500 futures are tiny transformed as traders hope to construct on November rally: Live updates
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S&P 500 futures are tiny transformed as traders hope to construct on November rally: Live updates

Traders operate on the ground of the New York Inventory Exchange (NYSE), July 26, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures have been little adjusted Wednesday evening as investors appeared to extend November’s very hot streak. Futures tied to the wide-market index inched decrease by .04%, even though Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed […]

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TJX Companies raises guidance again, says it expects a strong holiday as shoppers hunt for deals
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TJX Companies raises guidance again, says it expects a strong holiday as shoppers hunt for deals

A Marshalls store in New York Scott Mlyn | CNBC TJX Companies on Wednesday raised its full-year guidance and said it expects a strong holiday season after inflation-weary consumers drove another quarter of sales gains.  The off-price giant, which runs T.J. Maxx, Marshall’s and HomeGoods, beat Wall Street’s estimates on the top and bottom lines […]

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Home Depot says the worst of inflation is over — that could be good news for retailers and shoppers
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Home Depot says the worst of inflation is over — that could be good news for retailers and shoppers

Vehicles fill the parking lot of a Home Depot store in Bloomsburg.  Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Even as Home Depot forecast sales declines, the retailer had good news for investors and consumers on Tuesday. “I think the most important observation we’ve made is that the worst of the inflationary environment is behind […]

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As Target shutters some stores, retailer looks to prove it can grow and avoid new setbacks
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As Target shutters some stores, retailer looks to prove it can grow and avoid new setbacks

Target’s store in Harlem is one of nine locations that the retailer recently shuttered. It blamed the closures on high levels of theft and safety risks. Melissa Repko | CNBC In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Target‘s first store to open in Manhattan has permanently shut its doors. The retailer has closed eight […]

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Walmart shares hit all-time high, as retailer’s value focus attracts shoppers and investors
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Walmart shares hit all-time high, as retailer’s value focus attracts shoppers and investors

Customers shop at a Walmart store on May 18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Walmart touched an all-time high Friday, as investors bet that the discounter will outmatch retail rivals and draw shoppers throughout the holiday season because of its reputation for value. The big-box retailer’s stock hit a […]

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