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Retail

Walmart is becoming the new Amazon as customers make smaller, but frequent purchases: ‘That’s a trend that’s not going to reverse,’ CFO says

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June 17, 2024
An older woman with a shopping cart walks down a grocery store aisle.
Finance

U.S. shoppers can’t shake inflation gloom as consumer sentiment slumps for third straight month

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
June 14, 2024
A man in a black jacket plugs a charger into an electric car
Finance

Electric vehicles’ uphill battle gets steeper as rampant charger theft sours U.S. demand

By The Associated Press and Tom Krisher
June 13, 2024
It’s the spendiest season of the year—but half of Americans are buckling down to save for a safety net
Personal Finance

It’s the spendiest season of the year—but half of Americans are buckling down to save for a safety net

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November 28, 2023
A Target employee stocking shelves
Retail

Target gains $9 billion in market cap despite falling sales last quarter, as Wall Street gets an up-close look at the health of the American consumer

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November 16, 2023
Young woman using credit card reader at coffee shop counter
Personal Finance

Consumers have been propping up the U.S. economy when no one else could—now the debts are being called and they can’t pay their bills

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November 8, 2023
William "Bill" Simon, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart U.S., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013.
Retail

American consumers are taking their foot off the spending pedal as bargain prices become rarer, former Walmart U.S. CEO says

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October 10, 2023
woman posing behind giant box of mac and cheese
Newsletters

Exclusive: Gal Gadot’s Goodles raises $13 million to move boxed mac and cheese beyond kids’ food

By Emma Hinchliffe, Joey Abrams and Claire Zillman
September 11, 2023
Americans are showing signs of financial stress as they add $148 billion in debt and fail to pay off their credit cards
Finance

Americans are showing signs of financial stress as they add $148 billion in debt and fail to pay off their credit cards

By Jonnelle Marte, Alexandre Rajbhandari and Bloomberg
May 15, 2023
The CEO of Kellogg says that the most important thing standing in the way of a recession is the ‘stubbornly resilient’ American consumer
Retail

The CEO of Kellogg says that the most important thing standing in the way of a recession is the ‘stubbornly resilient’ American consumer

By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
May 4, 2023
A man pays for potato chips at a convenience store.
Leadership

The $185 billion convenience store industry ‘scrambles’ as inflation catches up with shoppers

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April 17, 2023
Inflation just hit its lowest rate in almost 2 years
Finance

Inflation just hit its lowest rate in almost 2 years

By The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber
April 12, 2023
David Solomon.
Finance

David Solomon admits a huge mistake at Goldman Sachs

By Daniel Taub and Bloomberg
January 18, 2023
Klarna layoffs signal trouble ahead for unicorns—and consumers
Newsletters

Klarna layoffs signal trouble ahead for unicorns—and consumers

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May 24, 2022
The FDA is warning consumers to avoid these 114 hand sanitizers
Finance

The FDA is warning consumers to avoid these 114 hand sanitizers

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August 3, 2020

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