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E.l.f. shares soar as cosmetics retailer raises guidance after posting 40% sales gain
e.l.f Beauty power grip primer. Courtesy: e.l.f Beauty E.l.f. Beauty raised its full-year guidance on Wednesday after posting a 40% growth in sales. Shares of the company rose nearly 20% in after-hours trading. The cosmetics retailer’s earnings came in well ahead of expectations on the top and bottom lines and it now expects sales to […]
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Retailers brace for DEI blowback in lead-up to election, holiday shopping season
A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Bud Light has faced backlash after the company sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. Natalie Behring | Getty Images Retailers are facing a tough equation as they head into the […]
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Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up
A freight engine and shipping containers are viewed in a Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal rail yard on November 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Record imports over the last several months at West Coast ports, driven by the recent East Coast and Gulf Coast strike diversions […]
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The Oura Ring 4 is sleek and easy to wear but scratches easily. Here’s what it’s like
The Oura Ring 4. Courtesy: Oura After two weeks of wearing the Oura Ring 4, the smart ring gave me a better understanding of how my sleep, stress and exercise influence how I feel in my day-to-day life. The Oura Ring 4 began shipping to customers and became available in retail stores on Tuesday, and […]
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Amazon bets on selling cashierless technology to retailers after pulling it from most U.S. stores
In 2012, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was asked by TV host Charlie Rose whether his e-commerce company would ever venture into brick-and-mortar stores. Bezos said shoppers were well-served by existing physical retailers and that Amazon wasn’t interested in launching a “me-too” product. “We want to do something that’s uniquely Amazon,” Bezos said. “If we can […]
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PepsiCo to buy tortilla chip maker Siete Foods for $1.2 billion
Siete Foods Tortilla Chips Courtesy: Siete Foods PepsiCo said Tuesday that it’s buying Mexican-American food company Siete Foods for $1.2 billion, marking the company’s first food acquisition in roughly five years. Like many food companies, Pepsi has been trying to shift its portfolio to include healthier options in recent years, usually through acquisitions. Recent additions […]
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Kamala Harris wants to take on price gouging. It’s hard to find agreement on what it even is
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order […]
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These are the stocks that do best immediately after the first Fed rate cut of a cycle
The Federal Reserve just cut rates by a half point. CNBC Pro took a look at what stocks historically do best immediately after the start of an easing cycle. The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates has the potential to bolster several individual names, if history is any indication. CNBC Pro searched for the stocks […]
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Amazon is using generative AI to drive more same-day shipping using smarter robots and better routes
For years, Amazon has set the bar for package delivery. When Prime launched in 2005, two-day shipping was unheard of. By 2019, one-day shipping was standard for millions of items. Now, the retail giant is turning to generative AI to drive more same-day shipping. Amazon is using the technology to optimize delivery routes, make more intelligent […]
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Dick’s Sporting Goods blows past earnings estimates but issues cautious guidance ahead of 2024 election
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store at the Los Cerritos Center shopping mall on February 21, 2024 in Cerritos, California. Kirby Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday blew past Wall Street’s earnings estimates in its fiscal second quarter and while the retailer did raise its full-year guidance as a […]
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