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Amazon and Walmart exert immense pricing pressure on traditional grocers like Kroger. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed the company generated over $100 billion in gross sales from everyday essentials al…
Carter's is closing standalone retail stores due to shrinking mall foot traffic, pivoting focus toward big-box retailers and e-commerce platforms. Strained household budgets are driving shoppers away…
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund highlighted Amazon in its Q2 letter, praising the company's sustainable competitive advantages, market share gains in e-commerce and AWS cloud infrastructure, and end…
Nordstrom is closing its Last Chance clearance outlet, cutting 101 jobs, and closing select full-line stores. Facing mall decline, the retailer is pivoting toward its off-price Nordstrom Rack locatio…
Walmart heads into its Q2 earnings with strong bullish momentum, driven by a 76% prediction-market beat probability, 26% e-commerce growth, and a $30 billion share buyback program. Outperforming comp…
Amazon's Prime Day is projected to generate $15.7 billion, a 7.1% increase year-over-year. By capturing over 60% of US e-commerce share, the event serves as a critical bellwether for consumer spendin…
Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day event to four days, running from June 23 to June 26, 2026. The expanded sale aims to capture price-sensitive consumer spending across multiple categories, ser…
Amazon's AWS leads with 20% Q3 revenue growth, surpassing Azure. Analysts are bullish for 2026, expecting e-commerce share gains this holiday season.
Amazon aggressively expands AI-driven retail and logistics capabilities, boosting e-commerce growth and AWS AI demand. META benefits through AI model licensing to Amazon. Walmart and Target lag behin…
Amazon's $38B OpenAI deal boosts AWS capabilities, driving a 10% stock rise and expected 12% revenue growth in 2025, outperforming peers.
Indian nationalism and U.S. tariffs have spurred calls to boycott American brands; Dabur and others are promoting 'Made in India' goods, creating near-term sales and reputational headwinds for U.S. f…
Zacks reports Retail Q2 earnings up 12.9% on 6.6% revenue gains, with Amazon substantially boosting results; ex‑Amazon growth falls sharply, though analyst revisions and revenue beats remain favorabl…