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Walmart, US retailers import fewer holiday goods as demand tanks

Don't blame the Grinch if store shelves look a little less festive than usual this year. Walmart and other major retailers are importing fewer Christmas items this year in preparation for a lukewarm holiday season. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, shipped at least 340,000 kilograms of purported Christmas goods to the United States in the […]

Retailers launch holiday discounts earlier amid shorter season

Retailers launched seasonal sales earlier this year, scrambling to cope with a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season and adding more promotions to deal with finicky consumers in the midst of the U.S. election. In the retail industry, holiday spending is expected to grow less this year than last year, prompting companies like Macy's, Lululemon Athletica, Skechers […]

Grocery retailers aren’t sharing nutrition facts online: study

Stew this — new analysis We found that out of 10 grocery store websites, only 35% of retailers provide nutrition facts and other relevant information online. “The government clearly intends for people to be able to know certain things about their food,” said the study's senior author and Tufts University professor. Sean Cash. “The way […]

State finance bigs rip Brad Lander for pushing retailers to sell abortion pill

Chief financial officers from 14 conservative states on Monday blasted City Comptroller Brad Lander for pressuring major U.S. retailers to sell the abortion drug mifepristone “without delay.” Lander Wrote several letters In July, it called on the CEOs of major pharmacies and retailers, including Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons and healthcare company McKesson, to begin distributing […]

Stop & Shop to stop selling tobacco this week, joining large retailers in cutting off smokes

Stop & Shop is the latest grocer to stop selling tobacco amid growing criticism from retailers about the health risks and hassle of selling the products. Starting Saturday, customers will be unable to purchase tobacco products at 360 stores of the Quincy, Massachusetts-based supermarket chain, following the lead of other major retailers including Walmart, CVS […]

Target sales surge as customers flock to low-cost retailers

Target’s profit and sales beat Wall Street expectations, in the latest sign that shoppers are flocking to discount chains as inflation keeps prices high. The “cheap chic” retailer on Wednesday raised its full-year profit outlook and reported its first quarterly comparable sales increase in more than a year as price cuts drew more shoppers to […]

Big box retailers push Halloween décor for sale in July

Shoppers at major retailers including Home Depot, Lowe’s and Target are being inundated with Halloween decorations months ahead of the spooky holiday, earlier than ever before, as stores try to boost sales. Michaels, the arts and crafts chain with more than 1,300 stores across North America, is one retailer to have jumped on the “Summerween” […]

Growing number of retailers remove self-checkout lanes

A growing number of retailers are reconsidering their reliance on self-checkout lanes in an effort to clamp down on the shrinkage and theft of their merchandise. Among those reworking its use of self-checkout lanes are bargain retailers Dollar General and Five Below, the former of which removed this option at 12,000 of its locations. Five […]

Amazon pulls its gift cards from NY retailers: report

Amazon has reportedly removed its popular gift cards from a number of New York City retailers, leaving shoppers and retailers in the dark about the sudden move. Gift cards recently disappeared from shelves at Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Walgreens, CVS and Buffalo-based NBC affiliate Wegmans. 2 On Your Side reported Friday. Amazon has reportedly removed […]