Retail industry
Our takes on Amazon and Apple heading into next week’s earnings reports
China’s smartphone market could decline in the second quarter as the country experiences a resurgence of covid cases, analysts said. But Apple could fare quite well, the analysts said as it continues to attract users in the high-end of the market. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Source
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4 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Wednesday
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. What Netflix earnings mean for Disney 2. Halliburton has a cheap valuation 3. Bausch + Lomb chairman steps down 4. Quick mentions: AAPL, AMZN 1. What Netflix earnings mean […]
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Macy’s speeds up plans to open smaller stores outside of malls
In 2020, Macy’s opened its first Market by Macy’s location, which was in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Source: Macy’s Macy’s is accelerating its plans to open smaller stores that aren’t attached to suburban shopping malls, in a bid to evolve along with its customers’ shopping preferences coming out of the Covid pandemic. The department store […]
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Shares of Bath & Body Works fall after company lowers sales guidance, citing more cautious consumers
Bath & and Body Works entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Shares of Bath & Body Works fell Wednesday after the company lowered its sales and earnings outlook, citing a more challenging macroeconomic environment. “Our data indicates that customers, particularly lower income customers, have become more cost conscious and are limiting purchases,” the company said […]
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From Gap to GameStop, there’s a retail executive exodus underway — and more departures are coming
Shoppers explore a mostly empty mall in Columbus, Ohio. Matthew Hatcher | Getty Images Don’t expect the stream of departures from retailers’ C-suites to stop anytime soon. Already this year, Gap and Bed Bath & Beyond abruptly replaced their CEOs as the companies’ sales plunged. GameStop fired its chief financial officer in the middle of […]
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4 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Tuesday
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Apple to slow down hiring — what this means for the market 2. JNJ earnings: business is still very strong 3. Halliburton reports better-than-expected earnings 4. Quick mentions: PXD, […]
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Oppenheimer ups Dollar General price target, says retailer is a defensive play in weakening economy
Inflation is on the rise, aggressive rate hikes are underway and fears of a recession have skyrocketed in recent months. Amid the volatility, Dollar General remains a “top pick” to weather the economic uncertainty, according to Oppenheimer. “We believe a strengthening fundamental backdrop coupled with defensive attributes of the DG model position shares for more […]
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Restaurants are short-staffed, and that’s taking a big toll on customers and workers alike
A waiter works at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Jeff Rothenberg has grown accustomed to long wait times at restaurants, even when tables are visibly open. “Another restaurant we went to had open seats outside, but when we went to the host, they mentioned […]
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These pandemic snacking and drinking habits are here to stay, candy and booze companies say
People visit the M&M store in Times Square on July in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic significantly changed consumer behavior from where they shopped to what they bought. That was felt throughout the snacks and spirits industries and some of those habits have hung on, senior executives from Beam […]
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Investors bet on meat grown in a lab as interest in plant-based foods cools
Investors want meat production to look more like the pharmaceutical industry than agriculture. Cultured meat, also known as cultivated, cell-based or lab-grown protein, is made by putting stem cells from the fat or muscle of an animal into a culture medium that feeds the cells, allowing them to grow. The medium is then put into […]
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