Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. of BJ says that the coronavirus pandemic has added the number of new members participating in the retail trade, especially among the young and digitally savvy. BJ’s BJ, + 3.64% says it now has more than six million paid members. “To put this in perspective, over …
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Both Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) delivered fantastic second-quarter reports this week, and Barron’s had noted for the reports that Target was likely to receive a major boost from its results. That’s the way it’s been played, with Target stock jumping 12% on Wednesday afternoon, while Walmart reported losses after …
Read More »Target sales are jumping as pandemic speed e-commerce shift
The coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between winners and losers of retail, increasing the capacity of large U.S. chains that could remain open throughout the pandemic and feed America’s basic needs. The evidence was strong this week when nationwide retailers revealed they were heading out the summer months in …
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Pedestrians wearing or covering a face mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic will walk past an M&S (Marks and Spencer) store in central London on 20 July 2020. tolga akmen / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Marks & Spencer, the iconic but struggling UK retailer, said on Tuesday that it …
Read More »Tesla, Walmart, Nvidia, Home Depot, and Other Investor Supplies to Watch This Week
Text size Brick-and-mortar retailers make up the bulk of revenue reports this week. Walmart, Home Depot, and Kohl released their second-quarter results on Tuesday, followed by Lowe’s, Doel, TJX, and L Markets on Wednesday. Ross Stores reports Thursday. Non-retail names releasing results this week include Nvidia and analog devices on …
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