Matt Townsend

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  • Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past an Allbirds Inc. store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The U.S. economy started 2021 with a bang as retail sales and factory output accelerated and expectations continue to build for another jolt of government stimulus, setting the stage for what could be the best year of economic growth in nearly four decades.Finance

    How much is Allbirds really worth?

    By Jordyn Holman, Matt Townsend, and others
  • Signage outside a Walmart store in Duarte, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Walmart Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on November 17. Photographer: David Swanson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    U.S. government accuses Walmart of fueling opioid crisis, alleging it ignored internal warnings from pharmacists

    By Jef Feeley, Matt Townsend, and others
  • EL PASO – JULY 25: People walk by Walmart in El Paso, TX on July 23, 2020. On August 3, 2019, 23 people were killed in a mass shooting that took place at the El Paso Walmart. Three months after the shooting, the Walmart reopened to the general public. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Retail

    Walmart returns guns and ammo to store floors one day after removing them due to civil unrest concerns

    By Matt Townsend and Bloomberg
  • INDIA - 2019/10/15: In this photo illustration an American multinational technology company Amazon logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Want a Spot on Amazon’s Holiday Toy Guide? It Could Cost You $2 Million

    By Spencer Soper, Matt Townsend, and others
  • An At Home store, which opened this spring in Foothill Ranch, Calif. The home decor chain’s low-price strategy has been slammed by punitive tariffs on Chinese imports instigated by President Trump.Retail

    At Home Rethinks Its No-E-commerce Strategy

    By Matt Townsend and Bloomberg
  • GOOD+ Foundation's 2018 NY Bash Sponsored By HearstInternational

    Hasbro to Buy Peppa Pig Studio for $4 Billion

    By Matt Townsend, Anousha Sakoui, and others
  • Toys 'R' Us Files For BankruptcyRetail

    Toys ‘R’ Us Is Coming Back From the Dead and Opening Stores in 2019

    By Matt Townsend, Joe Deaux, and others
  • Barnes & Noble Warns Investors Of Possible 10 Percent Cut In Earnings Outlook

    Barnes & Noble Stock Dives as Book Retailer Forecasts More Gloom Ahead

    By Matt Townsend and Bloomberg
  • Fans Celebrate Twenty Five Years Of My Little Pony

    America’s Trucker Shortage Is About to Hit Consumers Where It Hurts

    By Leslie Patton, Matt Townsend, and others
  • Home Depot Reports Earnings That Far Surpass Wall Street's Expectations

    Home Depot Plans $15 Billion Buyback after Polar Vortex and Government Shutdown Hit Earnings

    By Matt Townsend and Bloomberg
  • Barbie Mattel robotics engineer tynker stem

    Mattel Shakes Off Some of Its Toys ‘R’ Us Woes Thanks to Barbie’s Star Power

    By Matt Townsend and Bloomberg