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Walmart's "alternative" businesses give megaretailer a boost

by Daniel Ackerman
Feb 20, 2025
Its quarterly report shows ad sales, membership income and its third-party marketplace expanded. Their margins may help keep store prices low.
Walmart has diversified its operations far beyond big-box retail.
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Retail sales data shows robust consumption despite cost concerns

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 16, 2025
December saw a 0.4% monthly gain and November was revised up. Less well-off consumers kept up with the aid of credit cards or savings accounts.
Consumer spending was up nearly across the board in December, said Robert Frick at Navy Federal Credit Union.
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China’s consumption is ticking up, but can it be sustained?

by Jennifer Pak
Nov 29, 2024
Retail sales growth was the highest in eight months in October, but the property slump continues.
Shoppers line up for local food specialties in central China's Changsha city. The food business has been struggling, but cosmetics, sports and recreational products sold well in October.
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For online retail, the holidays are coming earlier and earlier

by Matt Levin
Nov 15, 2024
Web retail requires no mall Santas or displays, and shoppers easily compare prices online, so the messaging starts around Oct. 1, experts say.
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Black Friday deals hitting your inbox already? You're not alone.

by Caleigh Wells
Nov 4, 2024
We're barely out of Halloween, yet retailers are keen to get the holiday shopping season started.
Earlier Black Friday deals this year are partially in response to potential port strikes and partially go back to pandemic supply chain snarls.
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Kmart is closing its last store in the U.S.

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 25, 2024
The bargain retailer has struggled for years in the shadow of its two biggest imitators: Target and Walmart.
After closing hundreds of locations nationwide — like the one in Elmhurst, Illinois, seen above — Kmart announced its last full-scale store will be closing in October.
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Online retail sales rose nearly 8% in August over last year

by Justin Ho
Sep 18, 2024
Analysts say there's still room for growth in the category, though most purchases are still made in person.
Tools that help shoppers visualize the fit of clothing or how furniture might look in their homes is helping fuel online retail sales.
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Despite all the recent growth, e-commerce still has room to expand

by Samantha Fields
Sep 17, 2024
About 20% of retail sales are online these days.
Practices like curbside pickup for online orders, which was popularized early in the pandemic, have made it difficult to track just how many sales are made online versus in person.
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Walmart leans into fashion

by Elizabeth Trovall
Sep 11, 2024
It's targeting Target.
“You have to be somewhat cynical about [Walmart's] ability to sustain the ride necessary to create fashion assortments that customers will find appealing," said retail consultant Mark Cohen.
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"Newness" is enticing inflation-weary consumers to spend

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 21, 2024
Retail giant Target appears to be banking on refreshed product lines, which can make shopping feel more like a treasure hunt.
New products, when marketed well, can entice wallet-wary shoppers to spend.
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