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Two women walk under a Dollar General sign.
Retail

Dollar General builds a rural delivery edge over Walmart and Amazon—and it’s taking their higher-income shoppers, too

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August 28, 2025
Kohl’s ‘surprised’ Wall Street with a big earnings beat in the aftermath of its CEO drama—possibly thanks to tariffs
Retail

Kohl’s ‘surprised’ Wall Street with a big earnings beat in the aftermath of its CEO drama—possibly thanks to tariffs

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August 27, 2025
A woman picks up and looks at a steel pot in a store.
Retail

T.J. Maxx and Marshalls can ‘insulate’ themselves from tariffs because their business model is scooping up other retailers’ unsold inventory

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May 22, 2025
Deb Hall Lefevre
Newsletters

How Starbucks’ CTO balances tech investments that can make work easier for baristas without losing the human touch

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May 14, 2025
Dollar Tree sold Family Dollar at a massive discount for just $1 billion. Just a decade ago, it was worth $9 billion
Retail

Dollar Tree sold Family Dollar at a massive discount for just $1 billion. Just a decade ago, it was worth $9 billion

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March 28, 2025
woman shopping in Dollar General
Retail

Dollar General says it closed almost 100 stores in the fourth quarter but its sales actually went up—and Wall Street is loving it

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March 14, 2025
How T.J. Maxx’s parent company became a retail juggernaut thanks to good corporate governance and a no-frills culture
Leadership

How T.J. Maxx’s parent company became a retail juggernaut thanks to good corporate governance and a no-frills culture

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February 26, 2025
Sam Walton in his iconic trucker hat speaks into a mic as President George H.W. Bush looks on.
Success

Walmart’s new logo was inspired by founder Sam Walton’s iconic trucker hat. Here are 3 rules from his blueprint for business

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January 15, 2025
Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open after filing for bankruptcy
Retail

Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open after filing for bankruptcy

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December 28, 2024
woman looking at bedding in Walmart
Retail

Walmart has mastered the dupe, sending the wealthy flocking to its stores

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November 20, 2024
male CEO with arms crossed
Leadership

Ross Stores offers $75 million to Boot Barn’s CEO—and he won’t have to move to headquarters

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October 28, 2024
One-time retail behemoth Kmart has now shrunk to one outpost: A tiny store in suburban Miami
Retail

One-time retail behemoth Kmart has now shrunk to one outpost: A tiny store in suburban Miami

By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
October 25, 2024
The last major Kmart store, which will close in October 2024
Retail

Kmart, which once had over 2,000 locations, just closed its last major U.S. store

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
September 24, 2024
Ross Stores’ CEO made a whopping 2,100 times as much as her typical employee in 2023
Retail

Ross Stores’ CEO made a whopping 2,100 times as much as her typical employee in 2023

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August 29, 2024
Inflation is so bad even Dollar Store customers are cutting back and its shares are plummeting
Retail

Inflation is so bad even Dollar Store customers are cutting back and its shares are plummeting

By Jonathan Roeder, Jaewon Kang and Bloomberg
August 29, 2024

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