Tag: Retail – Consumer Staples

Shares of Dollar General(DG) popped in premarket trading Thursday after the value retailer posted strong second-quarter earnings and hiked its fiscal-year guidance.

Ranpak Holdings Corp. (NYSE:PACK) stock surged 16% after the sustainable packaging automation company announced a major expansion of its existing relationship with Walmart (NYSE:WMT).

Walmart Inc. reported mixed second-quarter results on Thursday, with revenue exceeding expectations but earnings falling short of analyst estimates. The retail giant also raised its full-year sales and earnings outlook, signaling confidence in its growth trajectory despite near-term challenges.

Target beat Wall Street’s earnings and sales expectations and reaffirmed its outlook on Wednesday, even as the company’s sales and traffic across its stores and website declined.

Albertsons (ACI.N), raised its annual sales forecast after beating quarterly estimates on Tuesday, betting on steady demand for essentials at grocery stores and pharmacies as economic uncertainty squeezes household budgets.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) posted third-quarter earnings and sales that topped estimates, as cost savings helped to offset front-end sales at the likely soon-to-be private retail pharmacy chain.

Kroger (KR.N), raised its annual identical sales forecast on Friday, betting on robust demand for groceries at its stores even as consumers deal with still-high inflation.

Dollar General Corp.’s stock soared toward a more-than nine month high in early trading Tuesday, boosted by fiscal first-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations, and an improved full-year outlook.

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Target on Wednesday cut its full-year sales outlook, as executives said weaker discretionary spending, consumer uncertainty about tariffs and backlash to the company’s rollback of key diversity, equity and inclusion efforts hurt its business. 

British retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday that a recent cyberattack, which left food shelves bare and brought online sales to a standstill, will wipe out almost one-third in its annual profits.

President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the country’s largest retailer warned this week that it will have to raise prices because of tariffs.

Albertsons Cos. forecast lower-than-expected earnings for the year with the brewing trade war potentially increasing prices and hurting consumer demand.

March was another strong month for Costco COST +6.21% Wholesale, suggesting consumer demand for bulk buying wasn’t dampened by macroeconomic uncertainty.

Walgreens on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations, as the retail drugstore giant benefits from cost cuts and prepares to go private.

Dollar General on Thursday forecast annual sales and profit targets below estimates, joining a growing list of retailers that have signalled a grim year as still-high inflation and economic uncertainty dent consumer spending.

Costco missed expectations for its second-quarter revenue, but posted higher-than-expected growth in same-store sales.

Walgreens Boots Alliance finalized a $10 billion deal, worth as much as $23.7 billion, with Sycamore Partners to go private after four months of negotiations, the companies announced Thursday.

Kroger on Thursday forecast annual same-store sales largely above Wall Street estimates, fueled by steady grocery demand as value-conscious shoppers prioritize staples such as fresh fruits and vegetables.