Tag: Walmart
5 R.I. companies named to 2025 Fortune 500 list
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island companies are on the 2025 Fortune 500 list.
CVS Health Corp. is ranked fifth after taking the sixth spot in...
U.S. consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump's...
Retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big-ticket...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before...
U.S. shoppers increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are...
Shaw’s Supermarket parent company backs out of merger and sues Kroger
Albertsons, the parent company of Shaw’s and Star Markets, is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain,...
Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey...
NEW YORK (AP) – With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with...
2 R.I. men arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft crime ring probe
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island men have been arrested and charged with taking part in an organized retail theft crime ring that targeted retailers...
Bargain chains see spending pullback as higher prices squeeze more Americans
Dollar Tree is slashing its full-year earnings and sales forecasts as its customers continue to struggle with higher prices and spend less.
Shares tumbled more...
U.S. shoppers sharply boosted spending at retailers in July despite higher...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy...
U.S. inflation cooled in May in sign that price pressures may...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that a pickup in prices that...
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