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The History Of U.S. Retail's Top 20 Hints At Its Future: Gadfly

Fast-shifting shopper preferences are reordering the retail industry. The scurry to keep up with consumer tastes led to Walmart's recent $3.3 billion ac...

Smucker Tumbles As Sluggish Pet Food Sales Weigh On Forecast

US-based brand J.M. Smucker Co. tumbled the most in more than four years after the company cut its annual sales forecast, hurt by sluggish demand for pet f...

When Corn Doesn’t Plump Up, Funds Left With Wrong-Way Bets

Investors betting on a record US corn crop are about to get a closer look at yields, and they may not like what they see. Hot weather across the US Corn...

Wal-Mart Outlook Rebuts Target’s View Of Jittery U.S. Shopper

Sorry, Target Corp., but the U.S. consumer isn’t the problem. That’s the view of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which boosted its forecast on Thursda...

Consumer Sentiment In U.S. Increases By Less Than Forecast

Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose less than forecast in August, reflecting a pullback in views on personal finances among younger Americans. The Univ...

Whole Foods Shares Fall As Organic-Food Competition Hurts Sales

Whole Foods Market Inc. shares slumped the most in almost a year after third-quarter sales missed analysts’ estimates, a sign the organic-food chain...

Reynolds Misses Profit Estimates, Hurt By Takeover Expenses

Reynolds American Inc., the No. 2 seller of tobacco in the U.S., posted second-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates, hurt by lower cigarett...

A Mouth Full Of Crickets? Lobbyists Speak Up For Edible Insects

At the Oyamel Cocina Mexicana in Washington, metal butterfly mobiles hang from the ceiling and bugs are on the menu. The chapulines tacos are jammed wit...