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Holiday shopping season expected to be muted as inflation squeezes shoppers
Shoppers hold hands at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, November 14, 2020. Mark Makela | Reuters Retailers are scrambling to prepare for the fast-approaching holiday shopping season, but sales growth is expected to be muted this year as consumers cope with tightening budgets. A spate of reports say shoppers are likely […]
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Where Walmart, Amazon and Target are spending billions in a slowing economy
A Walmart employee loads up a robotic warehouse tool with an empty cart to be filled with a customer’s online order at a Walmart micro-fulfillment center in Salem, Mass. on Jan. 8, 2020. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images When the economy slows down, the classic response for consumer businesses is to cut […]
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CNBC Professional Talks: Quick Cash trader Tim Seymour on how to participate in an unsure market heading into Drop
ShareShare Post through FacebookShare Short article via TwitterShare Write-up by way of LinkedInShare Post by means of Electronic mail Seymour Asset Management founder Tim Seymour shares perception on exactly where he thinks the marketplace is headed and how you can participate in it. He also discusses options in global marketplaces, certain shares he likes in […]
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American Eagle joins list of clothing retailers reporting bleak earnings
American Eagle clothing and accessories retailer American Eagle store seen in Tokyo. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Light Rocket | Getty Images American Eagle this week joined the list of clothing retailers reporting bleak earnings as the industry works to figure out the type of items people want coming out of the pandemic, while […]
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Target CEO Brian Cornell to stay on for three more years, as company scraps retirement age
Brian Cornell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Target Corporation. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Target CEO Brian Cornell has agreed to stay on in his role for about three more years, as the retailer announced Wednesday that it’s scrapping its retirement age of 65. “We enthusiastically support his commitment and his continued leadership, especially […]
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Amazon took all U.S. solar rooftops offline final yr after flurry of fires, electrical explosions
Amazon turned off solar energy methods at all of its U.S. services in 2021 right after a rash of fires and explosions, like just one at its Fresno warehouse in 2020. Fresno Fireplace Division On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as thick plumes […]
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Walmart-owned Sam’s Club raises annual membership fee for the first time in nine years
A sign hangs outside a Sam’s Club store on January 12, 2018 in Streamwood, Illinois. Scott Olson |Getty Images Walmart-owned Sam’s Club said Wednesday it will raise its annual fees this fall, as the warehouse club’s membership hovers at a record high and inflation-pinched shoppers seek deals on bulk items. Fees will increase to $50 […]
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Walmart invests in ranchers’ company as more shoppers opt for premium beef
The assortment in Walmart’s beef department has reflected changing consumer preferences, as more of them opt for higher quality cuts of meat. Melissa Repko | CNBC As more grocery shoppers opt for higher quality meats, Walmart said Wednesday that it is investing in a company led by ranchers and beef producers to bulk up its […]
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Bed Bath & Beyond will unveil its turnaround plan Wednesday. Here are 5 issues investors want addressed
A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store on November 04, 2021 in Larkspur, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images 1. A potential cash infusion A key part of the announcement will be clarity around how Bed Bath plans to replenish its cash coffers to pay suppliers, take care of other expenses and […]
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Tesla ban on professional-union shirts violated workers’ legal rights, labor board guidelines
An aerial see reveals the Tesla Fremont Manufacturing facility in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Photographs Tesla violated workers’ legal rights when it advised workforce they could not put on shirts with professional-union insignia at the manufacturing facility, The Countrywide Labor Relations Board ruled in a selection out Monday. […]
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