January’s retail and food services sales rose a sharp 7.8% from January 2010 and 0.3% from December. For the most part, merchants and manufacturers worked to line up wares that consumers want at prices that attract those who ar…
After a holiday season that marked a return to some form of normalcy, merchants are bracing for a year of mild sales growth and more stable operations. Whether that momentum holds is an open question, given the state of the hou…
Although retail sales — share prices — have rallied back to 2007 highs, retail real estate prices remain depressed. Investors beware: A deeper look at the reasons behind that split suggest harder times ahead for major, public…
Sam’s Club, the discount warehouse owned by Walmart, has begun selling a basic health package called the Prevention Plan this month. But the $99 plan isn’t actual health insurance: It’s a personalized health management program …
Walmart (WMT) is making a major effort to improve the quality of the food it sells. The world’s largest retailer announced a five-year plan “to make thousands of its packaged foods lower in unhealthy salts, fats and sugars, and to drop prices on fruits…