Retail industry
PepsiCo takes $550 million stake in energy drink maker Celsius
Celsius Energy Drinks Courtesy: Celsius Holdings PepsiCo announced Monday a $550 million investment in energy drink maker Celsius Holdings as part of a long-term distribution deal with the smaller company. Shares of Celsius rose 8% in morning trading on the news, bringing its market value to $6.7 billion. Celsius is expecting to gain more shelf […]
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Starbucks union asks coffee giant to extend pay hikes, benefits to unionized stores
With pay increases set to kick in at Starbucks cafes around the U.S. Monday, labor organizers are asking the coffee giant to extend the benefits to unionized stores as well without going through the bargaining process. The request comes after Starbucks announced in May that it would hike wages for workers and add other benefits […]
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Target is oversold and could jump nearly 20% from here, Wells Fargo says in upgrade to buy
It’s time to snap up shares of Target at a bargain as they could surge nearly 20% from current levels, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Edward Kelly upgraded shares of Target to overweight from equal weight, saying in a Monday note that the retailer is oversold. Target tumbled 25% after its calendar first-quarter earnings report, […]
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Wall Street analysts back these ‘safe-haven’ consumer stocks to outperform — even if spending slows
The state of consumer spending in the U.S. is tricky to call right now . On the one hand, inflation is hitting some consumers hard. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to an all-time low in June, although it slightly improved in July, data on Friday showed. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported […]
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Saudi-backed LIV Golf envisions franchises in its future, executive says
BEDMINSTER, N.J. – LIV Golf is just three tournaments in, but the Saudi-backed upstart league is already thinking big about its future. In an interview with CNBC, LIV Golf Investments President and COO Atul Khosla said the future of LIV Golf is teams and creating franchises that can one day be sold. The organization is […]
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P&G reports mixed quarterly results, warns ‘significant headwinds’ expected to persist
Bottles of Tide detergent, a Procter & Gamble product, are displayed for sale in a pharmacy on July 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Procter & Gamble on Friday reported mixed quarterly as the consumer products giant said higher prices helped offset rising commodity costs. The Cincinnati-based maker of products […]
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Trucking CEOs expect higher prices, potential disruptions in second half of the year
Trucks at the entrance to the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, US, on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Truckers servicing some of the US’s busiest ports are staging protests as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another choke point in stressed US supply chains. David Paul Morris […]
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Massachusetts Trader Joe’s workers approve union drive
Grocery chain Trader Joe’s Melissa Renwick | Toronto Star | Getty Images Employees at a Trader Joe’s supermarket in Massachusetts on Thursday became the latest workers at a major company to approve a labor union. The store in Hadley, about 80 miles west of Boston, is the first Trader Joe’s with an employees union, although […]
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Beyond Meat stock falls after conclusion of McDonald’s McPlant test
Advertising for the McPlant burger, a plant based vegetarian alternative to more traditional meat burgers by fast food giant McDonalds on 11th July 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Shares of Beyond Meat fell 6% in morning trading after J.P. Morgan said McDonald’s ended its U.S. test of […]
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A ‘discretionary goods recession’ will hurt Best Buy, Jefferies says in downgrade
Best Buy investors should brace for more pain ahead, according to Jefferies. Analyst Jonathan Matuszewski downgraded shares of Best Buy to hold from buy, after the company lowered its forecast for the current quarter and fiscal year . Best Buy joins several other retailers that have reduced guidance because of weakening consumer demand. “[We] revisited […]
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