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Walmart stock has slipped 3% over the last three months. The shortened holiday shopping season may have put the squeeze on Walmart Inc.' s quarterly results, according to analysts. Walmart is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday before the opening bell.

Mattel Inc (MAT) reported a rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday as the company kept a tight leash on costs, even as holiday season sales of its flagship Barbie brand in North America were pressured by Hasbro Inc's (HAS) "Frozen" dolls.

- Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY) were on pace for their worst day ever on Wednesday, as disappointing sales numbers raised concerns on Wall Street that the retailer's turnaround would take longer and be much tougher than anticipated.

Wells Fargo says Walmart and Target (TGT) may be first to suffer supply issues related to coronavirus. Shoppers could start seeing empty store shelves as soon as mid-April due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Wells Fargo analysts who say concern about the supply chain is rising among retailers. Store closures and guidance cuts have been the primary impact of the outbreak on the retail sector thus far, leaving the supply chain largely unaffected.

Macy's (M) announced it's closing 125 stores over three years and cutting more than 2,000 jobs. Macy's Inc. (M) announced on Tuesday that it will close about 125 underperforming stores over the next three years, and figures provided by JPMorgan analysts indicate just how unproductive those locations are the chopping block actually are. After hours Tuesday and ahead of the struggling department store's investor event on Wednesday, Macy's (M) announced a turnaround strategy called "...

Casper Sleep Inc on Wednesday sold shares in its initial public offering at the bottom end of a targeted range it had already lowered, slashing the online mattress retailer's valuation by more than half in less than a year.

Reynolds Consumer stock closed up 3.7% in Monday trading. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (REYN), with its portfolio of consumer goods from Hefty bags to Reynolds Wrap, has been focused on e-commerce for years, according to Chief Executive Lance Mitchell, which should pay off as online grocery shopping grows. Mitchell notes that Reynolds Consumer products are "shelf stable," meaning they can be stored at room temperature, and cost-effective for shipping.

Beauty Inc. stock soared 5.2% in Tuesday premarket trading after the cosmetics company was upgraded to overweight from neutral at Piper Sandler based on share gains, particularly among Gen Z, driven by a recent social media campaign. E.L.F. launched a TikTok campaign,# elfingamazing, in October, and the company has gotten more than 4 billion views since. At a recent beauty industry event that analysts attended, E.L.F. was a standout for its use of the TikTok platform.

United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) on Thursday said accelerated spending on weekend delivery and speedier service would take a bite out of 2020 expected earnings, sending shares down 6.2% in midday trading. The world's biggest package delivery firm is under pressure to wring more profit from booming e-commerce deliveries as it builds always-on operations to serve Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and other online retailers.

Casper Sleep Inc, the online mattress retailer whose investors include actor Leonardo DiCaprio and rapper 50 Cent, expects its initial public offering valuation to be well below the roughly $1 billion it commanded in the last funding round. In a regulatory filing on Monday, the company said it expects the offering of 9.6 million shares to be priced between $17 and $19 per share.

Casper Sleep: * CASPER SLEEP SEES IPO OF 8.4 MILLION SHARES PRICED TO BE BETWEEN $17 AND $19 PER SHARE – SEC FILING. * CASPER SLEEP - 2019 REVENUE, NET IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN $437.3 MILLION AND $441.3 MILLION. * CASPER SLEEP - 2019 GROSS PROFIT IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN $213.0 MILLION AND $217.5 MILLION.

Casper Sleep Inc, the online mattress retailer whose investors include actor Leonardo DiCaprio and rapper 50 Cent, said on Monday it aims to raise up to $182.4 million in its U.S. listing. The company plans to sell 9.6 million shares, including the underwriters' option, at between $17-$19 per share.

In some towns, it's getting harder to pick up your blood-pressure pills with that gallon of milk and rotisserie chicken. Hundreds of regional grocery stores in cities from Minneapolis to Seattle are closing or selling pharmacy counters, which have been struggling as consumers make fewer trips to fill prescriptions and big drugstore chains tighten their grip on the U.S. market. Grocery pharmacies are getting hit on several fronts, analysts and the companies say.

Walmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores, as it looks to improve in-store experience for customers amid intense competition. The company would offer team associates, a role it recently created, a starting wage of $12 an hour, Walmart spokeswoman Jami Lamontagne said.

Walmart Inc is testing out a higher starting wage for certain jobs in about 500 stores as part of an overhaul of roles and responsibilities in the United States, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

As retailers spar over expedited shipping, Amazon (AMZN) is spending billions to get the upper hand. As big-box stores and smaller merchants prioritize expedited delivery, the competition for the speediest shipping is becoming costly. E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) is taking deliveries to the next level with a hefty investment of money and expanding its network to deliver packages in a single day.

This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal. Michael McNamara knew Target Corp. (TGT) had challenges when he was hired as chief information officer in 2015. The retailer, knocked around by public failures including a December 2013 data breach, was "lacking confidence" and "down on its heels," he recalled. While rival Amazon.com Inc. was amassing e-commerce market share,...

Target Corp (TGT): * TARGET FILES FOR NOTES OFFERING OF UP TO $750 MILLION, DUE 2030 - SEC FILING Source text : Further company coverage:

Michael McNamara knew Target Corp. (TGT) had challenges when he was hired as chief information officer in 2015. The retailer, knocked around by public failures including a December 2013 data breach, was "lacking confidence" and "down on its heels," he recalled. While rival Amazon.com Inc. was amassing e-commerce market share, Target's (TGT) information-technology staffers-- mostly outsourced-- were focused on traditional IT tasks such as managing hardware and software vendors.