Target reported Wednesday morning that net earnings grew 22.6% in the third quarter, beating estimates, as sales rose 3% and the company got a boost from its credit card business. The company also expects fourth quarter compara…
As UPS gears up for its busiest time of year by hiring about 50,000 temporary workers, the world’s largest package-delivery service said it expects to ship about 7.5% more packages this holiday season than it did a year ago.
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It means more shoppers are in stores, but they’re also spending more carefully. That’s not necessarily bad news for the holiday season. It’s just that retailers have accepted they’ll have to work hard this year to keep register…
In a sign that holiday sales season will be better than initially expected, business inventories rose 0.9% in September as companies re-stocked their shelves for the nation’s busiest shopping period. The increase also suggests …
The third-quarter earnings season got off to a reasonably positive start for retailers, with department stores hoping colder weather heats up holiday sales, even as shoppers continue to prefer discounts and generally hold back …