Mexican stocks rose in light trading on Wednesday, driven by gains in leading retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico and cell phone operator America Movil.
In a sign of the growing influence that restaurants have on how and where consumers spend their money, a major retail trade group has included for the first time six restaurant companies on its list of the top 100 retailers, released on Friday.
Research firm NPD Group will provide Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and its Sam's Club unit with consumer tracking data, according to an agreement announced on Wednesday.
Kroger Co., the largest U.S. grocery chain, posted a weaker-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday due to labor unrest at a distribution center, sending its shares down in early electronic trade.
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular iTunes store became the third largest music retailer in the United States, according to market research, soaring past traditional brick-and-mortar stores and other online stores.
Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. on Tuesday posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit, dragged down by sales of lower margin products such as notebook computers and video game consoles.
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Dell Inc.(NASDAQ: DELL) said yesterday it plans to start selling its personal computers through Wal-Mart Stores Inc.(NYSE: WMT) in North America next month, departing from the direct-to-consumer business model it was founded on.
The second-largest U.S. retailer, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), said that its first-quarter profit jumped by 18 percent on Wednesday, beating analysts expectations and sending shares higher.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE WMT), reported an 8 percent profit gain for its fiscal first-quarter which was in line with analysts expectations, but may come short of analyst estimates for its second-quarter.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said Thursday that April same-store sales declined more than previously expected at 3.5 percent due to weather conditions, and an earlier Easter.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) created two new senior posts for its U.S. stores on Friday, naming a new chief operating officer and a new head of human resources.
Online visits to the Holiday eShopping Index grew 20 percent year-over-year last week, with eBay, Amazon and Wal-Mart leading other online shopping destinations new analysis shows.
As holiday shopping winds down, new research shows Toy shoppers are migrating more to Target stores than the main competition which includes Toys R Us and Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart's website was the most visited among all retailers on Thanksgiving Day, according to research released Monday.
As U.S. shoppers gear up for the Black Friday post-Thanksgiving shopping spree, retailers have been rushing to draw attention to promotions and aggressive price cuts.
Perrigo Co.'s (PRGO) announcement last week recalling around 11 million bottles of Acetaminophen 500 mg caplets affected over 130 retailers nationwide, however the generic drug maker won't face a large hit on its earnings for the next quarter.
Wal-Mart said Thursday it will implement its $4 generic prescription program in Florida tomorrow. The rollout comes four months earlier than originally planned.
ASDA said it would pay workers under the age of 18 at the same rate as adult staff following new EU rules on age discrimination.
Dow Jones industrial average created a new closing high Tuesday for the first time in nearly seven years, mainly driven by its components shares ......
Tesco topped analysts' average forecast with a 12.5 percent rise in underlying first half profit on Tuesday and said its plans to expand in non food and the United States were on track.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.
