Retail giants schedule duelling sales events as they fight for ecommerce supremacy
Retailer’s offer slows effort by billionaire Brad Jacobs to create construction materials empire through QXO venture
Once ascendant online retailers are shifting focus to Europe as US-China trade dispute takes a heavy toll
Companies are building up an arsenal of antitheft technology as organised crime fuels an epidemic of petty larceny
Workers United encourages organisers to seek jobs at coffee chain as company adds to payrolls
Weakness attributed to reversal of rush to buy cars before trade levies were announced as well as wet weather
Wall Street nervous about ‘biggest human capital investment’ in coffee company’s history
How the US retailer is growing, without hiring more people
Dollar Tree and Dollar General say more middle- and high-income shoppers are visiting their outlets
Growth in ecommerce and automation sparks questions about future of retail sector’s labour force
Consumers endure long lines and sparse help as warehouse club stores heap pressure on traditional retailers
Having regained their street cred, the challenge for the two retailers will be to remain relevant
The $2.4bn takeover continues a trend of M&A as sportswear brand re-embraces retailers it spurned
Retailer cuts outlook as sales drop more than expected
The strong performance of Walmart and Costco strengthens the case for an agitator
Cash offer of $24 a share represents 65% premium to Foot Locker’s 90-day average
World’s biggest retailer reports rise in first-quarter sales in face of Trump’s tariffs
Under-the-hood tinkering has helped online used-car platform to slash marketing costs and focus on profitability
While the behemoths are set to profit from the shift to thrift, not all resellers are cut from the same cloth
Tie-up marks return to dealmaking for investment group after long search for a major target
Economic ‘pressures’ and consumer uncertainty over tariffs reduce traffic at burger chain’s restaurants
New advertising campaigns urge shoppers to buy now, before the president’s levies raise prices
Trade war leads ecommerce group to seek steep discounts from sellers, particularly from China
Third-party vendors are betting that White House will back down on steep China levies
Second-hand goods could be in vogue when levies lift prices for imports, analysts say
