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B&M European Value Retail slips Friday, underperforms market
Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME inched down 0.93% to £2.33 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.21% to 10,750.11. B&M European Value Retail…
U.S. Stocks Down After Retail Sales Data -- Update
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107.58 points or 0.20%, to 53732.41, closing within 1.1% of its all-time high. The S&P 500 declined 13.23 points, or 0.17%, to 7785.76 from Thursday's record. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 73.86 points…
US retail sales weakest in over a year in July
US retail sales declined unexpectedly in July, government estimates showed Friday, marking their weakest showing in more than a year as consumers pulled back at auto dealers and online stores. Total sales were down 0.6 percent in July from the…
Consumer Cos Slip After Retail Sales Data - Consumer Roundup
Consumer companies slipped after surprisingly weak retail-sales data. Retail sales dropped by 0.6% in July, in contrast to economists' expectations of a small gain, the Commerce Department said. The preliminary August reading of the University of…
Dollar falls on surprise drop in US retail sales
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Friday after data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined in July, as traders weighed Federal Reserve policy and the prospect of a Bank of Japan rate hike next month aimed at…
Retail Investors Think They Beat The SpaceX Lockup. Nearly A Billion Shares Haven't Arrived Yet.
SPACEX was one of the most anticipated IPOs ever, but the lockup aftermath might be its un-doing. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) On August 6, up to 911.5 million shares of Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, came free of their…
Family-Friendly Experiences Are No Longer Optional for Retailers
Retailers and shopping centers may want to focus on offering more family-friendly activities and experiences. Fresh data from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) found that parents with children between the ages of 3 and 16…
US retail sales post first decline in nine months in July
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales fell in July for the first time in nine months as the boost from big tax refunds faded, suggesting a marked slowdown in consumer spending at the start of the third quarter. The unexpected decline in…
July Retail Sales Signal Consumer Caution
July retail sales threw a bit of cold water on hopes that the spending momentum in the U.S. would carry on into the second half. Total retail and food service sales slipped a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent last month, compared with June. That…
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Reliance Retail appoints Vineet Jain as COO- fashion & lifestyle
Vineet Jain has joined Reliance Retail's Fashion & Lifestyle business as chief operating officer, moving from V-Mart Retail, where he was COO. In his new role, Jain will lead operations across Reliance Retail's Fashion & Lifestyle business, with…
Retail sales unexpectedly fall in July as tax refunds fade - TT
A shopper carries Macy's bags on Market Street in San Francisco in June. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July, the biggest monthly decline since May 2025, as spending weakened after a tax refund-driven boost in April…
Weak Retail-Sales Number Adds to Softening Economic Data
Sales at U.S. retailers slid in July, the latest in a string of weaker reports prompting a rethink about an economy that had looked to be only accelerating this spring. Retail sales dropped by 0.6% last month, the Commerce Department reported…
Retail sales slump in July
American consumers have powered the economy forward this year. In July, they took a breather. Why it matters: While the underlying trend in consumer demand appears solid, retail sales hit an air pocket last month, suggesting a bumpier path ahead…
5 charts show how South Korea's retail stock mania built up and unraveled
South Korea's individual investors have long called themselves 'ants' — small players navigating a market alongside much larger institutional investors. In 2026, the ants became impossible to ignore. South Korean stocks surged through much…
Market Week Ahead: Walmart, Target Lead Retailers; Alibaba, Viking Due
Here's your Investing Action Plan, what you need to know for the stock market week ahead. Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Ross Stores headline a big week of retail earnings. Alibaba, Viking Holdings, Toll Brothers and Analog Devices also are…
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