7 hrs ago | KSTP-TV Minneapolis
New report: Consumers spent modestly in January
NEW YORK - Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price hikes, according to figures released Wednesday by a key data service.
13 hrs ago | Investopedia
Whole Foods: Pricey But Irresistible
Whole Foods Markets , the nation's largest natural foods supermarket, has had to endure the most perfect storm during this recession .
17 hrs ago | Blogging Stocks
CVS Caremark: Long-Term Bet After Q4?
Filed under: Earnings Reports , Wal-Mart , Walgreen Co , CVS Corp , Rite Aid Corp CVS Caremark , which competes with Walgreen , Rite Aid , and Wal-Mart , posted fourth-quarter data on Monday.
22 hrs ago | KHBS
Wal-Mart Layoffs To Have Little Impact On Economy
Beyond the employees who were laid off Wednesday, Wal-Mart is obviously a major economic engine in Northwest Arkansas.
New Report Now Available: Global Food Retail
It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.
Amazon still not selling Macmillan books
Amazon.com continued to withhold sales of books published by Macmillan, the result of a pricing dispute that helped knock shares in the online retailer down more than 5 percent.
The Journal of Commerce Online
Wal-Mart Tightens Delivery Deadlines
Like most shippers, Wal-Mart Stores is looking for a delivery guarantee from its suppliers.
Wal-Mart donates to fatherhood program
The Wal-Mart Foundation presented Fatherhood & Families Engagement Program with $25,000 at the Darlington Library on Monday.
Zale pines for shoppers' love on Valentine's Day
U.S. jewelry chain Zale Corp must win back the love of its shoppers this Valentine's Day to stay afloat, but may not have the resources to do so.
Canal expansion may spur switch to shipping
PANAMA CITY - Chinese toys and sneakers headed to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp.
2 hrs. ago - Jobs at crossroad as Wal-Mart decentralizes -
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.a s recently announced corporate restructuring is expected to shift some merchandising decisions - and the people who make those decisions - away from the Bentonville headquarters to regional offices.
Walgreen Same-Store Sales Fall
Close FEBRUARY 3, 2010, 9:40 A.M. ET By VERONICA DAGHER Walgreen Co. posted a surprise 1.1% drop in same-store sales for January as the drugstore giant saw weakness that emerged in December continue.
Live by the Wal Die by the Wal
Some 20 years ago I was editor of a magazine that covered the automotive aftermarket and regularly talked to people at both Exide and Johnson Controls about shifts in the battery markets.
Wal-Mart cutting 300 jobs at Arkansas HQ
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is cutting 300 administrative jobs at its headquarters as it completes a yearlong series of changes to improve performance.
Judge allows lawsuits vs Wal-Mart,...
A federal judge in New Jersey has allowed two proposed class action lawsuits to proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Johnson & Johnson over the sale of children's shampoo and baby wash allegedly containing a toxin linked to cancer.
Exide loses Wal-Mart business; shares plunge
Shares of Exide Technologies plunged on Wednesday after the company announced it lost Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Wal-Mart near park draws renewed fire
Six months after winning approval for a controversial store next to a national park commemorating the Battle of the Wilderness, officials for Wal-Mart Stores still find themselves peering from the trenches.
U.S. big box retailers are trying to slim down. Retailers like Target Corp and Wal-Mart Stores Inc have expanded since the late 1980s by opening stores as large as three U.S. football fields.
Retailers post January gains as luxury rebounds
Stores received a pleasant surprise in January as shoppers bought a little more clothing at mall stores, delivering solid gains for many retailers and providing more hope that a spending recovery that started late last year is being sustained.
First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly
The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.
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