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  • Doug McMillon, chief executive officer of Walmart Inc., during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 16 to 20. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    Walmart CEO says high inflation has ended and that shoppers may soon encounter the polar opposite in stores: deflation

    By Jeannette Neumann, Brendan Case, and others
  • Doug McMillon, chief executive officer of Walmart Inc., during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 16 to 20. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Walmart says shoppers taking Ozempic buy ‘slightly less calories’ as retailers brace for the financial consequences of weight-loss drugs

    By Brendan Case, Shelly Banjo, and others
  • Walmart logo is seen on the shop in Williston, United States on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Retail

    Shoppers are in a spending mood. But retail executives point to inflation and depleted savings as signs the good times won’t last

    By Katia Dmitrieva, Brendan Case, and others
  • Doug McMillonRetail

    Walmart crushes expectations, raises outlook and has a message about the economy: ‘Jobs, wages, and pockets of disinflation are helping our customers’

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • Brian Cornell, chief executive officer and chairman of Target Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Target Corp. jumped the most in more than two months as it followed up strong holiday sales with upbeat projections for the current year, distancing itself from the travails of mall-based department stores. Photographer: Sarah Blesener/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    Target’s CEO denounces customers who threaten employees over LGBTQ-themed products: ‘It has been gut-wrenching to see’

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • Young woman with shopping bags.Finance

    The resilient US consumer is slowing down and analysts are worried they could be ‘hitting a breaking point’

    By Leslie Patton, Brendan Case, and others
  • BonobosRetail

    Walmart just sold its Bonobos menswear line for about 75% less than what it paid just 6 years ago

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 21: Customers wait in line to enter a Sweetgreen restaurant on June 21, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The salad chain said on Monday it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Retail

    Sweetgreen surrenders to Chipotle in a burrito bowl battle that involved a lawsuit, a name change, and a promise of ‘vigilance’

    By Brandon Sapienza, Brendan Case, and others
  • A worker pushes shopping carts outside an Albertsons supermarket in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Albertsons Cos is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 11. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Judge orders Albertsons to keep dividend on hold as Cerberus Capital waits, states resist ahead of $24.6 billion Kroger tie-up

    By Brendan Case, Robert Burnson, and others
  • KrogerRetail

    Kroger strikes $24.6 billion deal to buy Albertsons and create grocery giant that will still be a distant second to Walmart

    By Brendan Case, Michelle F. Davis, and others
  • A worker stocks the shelves of a Walmart store in the Uptown Mall in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Retail

    Walmart cuts 200 corporate jobs as costs, inventory sap profit

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS – JUNE 22: Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon speaks to guests during the Bentonville Film Festival on June 22, 2022 in Bentonville, Arkansas. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images for Bentonville Film Festival)Retail

    Walmart woes show Americans are cutting their clothing budget as food costs rise

    By Brendan Case, Allison Nicole Smith, and others
  • Photo by Tim Leedy 10/14/09Exeter Wal-Mart grand reopening.James Wood, overnight shift amanger (L) watches as Store shift manager Jodi Whyte cuts the cake for the grand reopening. (Photo By Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)Retail

    Walmart woos college grads with $210,000 future as store bosses

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • Walmart truckRetail

    Walmart is paying up to $110,000 to attract and retain in-house truckers

    By Brendan Case and Bloomberg
  • The Walmart+ home screen on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. The world’s largest retailer wouldn’t provide a full-year forecast and executives offered only generalities on its much-touted subscription service, Walmart+, despite repeated attempts from analysts on a conference call to get more. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    Walmart is preparing to go big on the metaverse, with its own NFTs and crypto

    By Brendan Case, Susan Decker, and others