by Mike Duff | Nov 20, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart continued driving gains in its third quarter, getting a lift from home and other general merchandise to advance comparable sales and earnings as it sought to hold the line on pricing. Company net income was $6.14 billion, or 77 cents per diluted share, versus...
by Mike Duff | Aug 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
In the second quarter, Walmart missed a Wall Street earnings estimate but beat on revenues as the company continued to work on minimizing price increases arising from tariff-related costs that will become a bigger factor in the second half of the year as duties weigh...
by Mike Duff | Jul 16, 2025 | Retail Articles
A study from Coresight Research suggests that a rise in consumer sentiment from early spring can be seen as a sign that the holiday season may be a good one for retailers. Based on four-week rolling averages as of June 30, consumers’ expectations for their personal...
by Mike Duff | Jun 24, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to business services provider Deloitte, value seeking has become a strategy consumers are using to cope with inflation and economic uncertainty – shifting to cooking at home as a tactic employed – with affluent individuals more prone than others to employ...
by Mike Duff | Jun 20, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to market research and analytics firm Circana, retail revenue in the United States ticked up 1% during May year over year. Still, unit volume fell 1% as consumers evaluated what they spent against economic and tariff concerns. Costs caused an increase in...
