Retail - US Retail

Amazon's Price Cuts On Kale Leave Rivals Bracing For Impact

A price war has raged in US supermarket aisles for well over a year, bloodying retailers big and small. On Monday, Amazon plans to toss a smart bomb into t...

Dollar Tree Posts 5.7% Sales Increase In Second Quarter

US retailer Dollar Tree has reported a consolidated sales increase of 5.7% to $5.28 billion in the second quarter of the year. Same-store sales inc...

Walmart Gives Tepid Outlook As Grocery Competition Mounts

Walmart Stores, racing to fend off Amazon and a fresh attack from European grocery discounters, gave a lukewarm earnings forecast for the third quarter&nbs...

Target Boosts Forecast In Sign It's Weathering Retail Woes

Target delivered another sign that its comeback is taking hold as stronger online sales helped brighten the retailer’s outlook. Second-quarter sal...

Aldi Partners With Instacart On US Grocery Delivery

Discount retailer Aldi has partnered with American company Instacart to delivery groceries to customers in the United States. Customers will be able to...

Macy's, Kohl's Renew Fears Of Intractable Department Store Slump

A fresh round of sales declines at Macy’s and Kohl’s, though less severe than Wall Street had feared, is renewing concerns that the department-...

Costco Elects Long-Time Director As New Chairman

US retailer Costco Wholesale has announced that Hamilton E. James has been elected as chairman of the board of directors. James is currently president a...

Costco Records 9% Sales Growth In July

US wholesale corporation Costco has reported that sales increased by 8.8% year-on-year to $9.41 billion for the month of July. For the forty-eight weeks...