Shoppers spent a total of $45 billion over the Black Friday weekend, with the average shopper increasing spending by 6.4%.
A total of 212 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the weekend, compared with 195 million last year, the National…
Walmart (WMT) made an offer for 51% of the shares in South African retailer Massmart Holdings for 148 rand ($20.75) per share.
The offer represents a 19.2% premium over the 30-day weighted average price on Sept. 23, Walmart said in a statement. Sept. 23 was the final trading day before Walmart announced its initial offer.
“We continue to be excited by the opportunity to invest in…
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