CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting Read more
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Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.
Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in Read more
Walmart vs. Kroger: Compare their prices on milk, bread, eggs and other grocery essentials
Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in Read more
Thanksgiving deals: Walmart, Aldi roll back prices to counter inflation
Here’s something consumers can be thankful for: some major supermarket chains are offering free turkeys or deep Thanksgiving discounts this year as shoppers grapple with record-high inflation. Walmart WMT, +0.26% Read more
Kroger and Albertsons say their merger will help lower prices for struggling consumers. Not everyone is convinced.
The roughly $25 billion planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons, unveiled in October with much fanfare, promised a new entity that would “serve America with fresh, affordable food.” The deal Read more
Walmart is still seeing ‘strong’ demand and spending, its U.S. CEO says
““We certainly are watching the market very closely, but what we see from customers is that spending is still strong. There’s a lot of demand in the United States and Read more
Walmart to begin selling hearing aids
Walmart Inc. WMT, +1.00% is the latest retailer to begin selling hearing aids online and in its stores. The retail giant said it will begin selling two brands of hearings Read more
Retailers are trimming holiday hiring plans, and it’s not just because of the economy
With prices high and the labor market still tight, some U.S. retailers are trimming their holiday-season hiring plans. Macy’s Inc. and Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. on Monday became the latest Read more
Why Walmart’s leap into the metaverse could help Roblox
Walmart Inc. released two sites on Roblox Corp.’s “metaverse mega-platform” Monday, just in time for the holidays, and one of those sites is aimed squarely at a demographic the platform Read more
Walmart to Hire Fewer Seasonal Workers. It Still Expects ‘Busy’ Holidays.
Walmart said this summer that while inflation is pushing up sales, it is also curbing consumers’ ability to buy discretionary goods. Scott Olson/Getty Images Walmart is slowing the pace of Read more