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Walmart's Strong Forecast Signals A Resilient Consumer

A positive forecast from retail bellwether Walmart signalled a resilient US shopper, in line with earlier remarks by one of its key suppliers and one of it...

Walmart Lifts Full-Year Sales, Profit Forecast As Q1 Results Exceed Expectations

US retail giant Walmart raised its full-year forecast and reported better-than-expected first-quarter results.

Imperial Brands’ First Half Profit Lifted By Price Hikes, Tobacco Alternatives

British cigarette maker Imperial Brands reported higher first-half operating profit, thanks to price hikes and growing demand for tobacco alternatives.

P&G Plans To Downplay Its Corporate Name In Ads During Paris Olympics

Procter & Gamble is focusing its Paris 2024 Olympics marketing on individual brands, including Pampers diapers, Gillette razors and Ariel detergent.

Alibaba Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates, Profit Declines

China's Alibaba Group Holding beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue as a focus on low-cost goods in response to cautious consumer spending he...

Walmart To Lay Off Hundreds Of Corporate Staff, Relocate Others: Report

Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar w...

Lost In Pronunciation: The World's Most Mispronounced Brands

While Shakespeare's famous words, 'What's in a name,' continue to resonate, we cannot be too sure about pronunciations, especially when it comes to brand n...