Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface.

Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could.

With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, food retailers are trying to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent price inflation.

It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years.

Walmart says it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the company over the handling of prescription opioids.

Washington state is in court to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger.

An Orlando woman says she is thankful to be alive after a man attacked her while she was unloading groceries at a Walmart off Goldenrod Road on Labor Day.

The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons have insisted that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart and Amazon.

Ocoee police are searching for Saint Jean Baptiste Fortune, 36, who was last seen on Aug. 27.

Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. The product was found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.

Joshua Gaines, 32, is facing over 400 counts of possessing child pornography after police said he secretly recorded girls at a local Walmart.

Wall Street rallied close to its record heights after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected.

Mass market retailers in the U.S. are plying shoppers with offers for computers, clothes and other back-to-school essentials at affordable prices.

Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America.

A man arrested in Lake County is accused of rendering thousands of dollars in damage to a drone that he shot as it attempted to make a delivery for Walmart.

Amazon is partnering with hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion to boost sales for its 10th annual Prime Day discount event.

Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly workers.

Target is reporting a decline in quarterly revenue as still-stubborn inflation cuts into shoppers’ spending.

Asian shares have retreated after U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights.

Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome.

Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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If you bought ground beef at Walmart recently, you may want to check your fridge or freezer.

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings.

Walmart is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of the breadth of items.

Americans increased their spending pace in March at a better-than-expected pace from the previous month, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges.

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On Tuesday, the drone company working with these retailers reportedly showcased a new autonomous drone “ecosystem" that will roll out later this year.

Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have security flaws that could allow bad actors to view footage from the devices or control them completely.

A Summerfield suspect in the 2023 shooting death of a 55-year-old man in Marion County was arrested Wednesday, accused of murder, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Walmart is buying the smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion as it attempts to expand its rapidly growing advertising business to compete with Amazon.

Walmart has reported another quarter of strong results.

Walmart plans to build or convert more than 150 U.S. stores in the next five years, while continuing to remodel existing stores.

Walmart is further sweetening the perks for its U.S. store managers as the nation’s largest retailer and private employer seeks to retain and attract top workers in a still competitive job market.

Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial intelligence — and drones — to improve its customers’ shopping experiences.

Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet.

Three major U.S. retailers — Amazon, Target and Walmart — say they’re suspending sales of water-bead products marketed to young children due to growing safety concerns.

David Griffin resigned immediately from the Haines City police department after his arrest.

A man is accused of exposing himself at a Walmart and the Sanford police are asking for the public’s help identifying him.

A Haines City police officer was caught on Saturday working with a woman to rip off a Walmart, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Flagler County deputies are looking for a man Walmart employees say walked out of the store -- with a cash register.

Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform.

Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements.

Police say a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before killing himself, the second shooting in 24 hours at a store operated by the retail giant.

Walmart extended its streak of strong quarterly gains heading into the holiday season as its low-prices continue to attract shoppers looking for deals in a tough economic environment.

Macy’s third-quarter sales declined as consumers remain cautious on their spending, but the results and its adjusted profit both topped Wall Street’s expectations.

Love them or hate them, self-checkout lanes are showing up in more stores around the country. But some major retails are changing how they run self-checkout, according to a report by CNN.

Thousands of child activity centers sold exclusively by Walmart are being recalled in the U.S. after more than 100 reports of the units breaking, some of them involving minor injuries.

Port Orange police said they have identified and arrested the suspect that is accused of exposing himself to a person at a local Walmart.

A man was stabbed after he followed another driver and punched him in a “road rage incident” in a Walmart parking lot Saturday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest level in seven months the week before.

It was quite the scene at a Florida Walmart.

A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot has turned himself in to police.

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With the cutting of a ribbon, Walmart located off of Princeton Street becomes one of several to now offer specialty pharmacies in the Central Florida area.

A fruit company is voluntarily recalling several of its frozen fruit items that contain strawberries.

Walmart will pay half a million dollars in civil penalties to the state of California over allegations that it was selling and allowing third-party vendors to sell brass knuckles on its website.

The roughly 121,000 bunk beds were sold online through Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot and other retailers

A Walmart employee is facing a murder charge after Florida investigators say he fatally shot a customer.

Walmart has announced that 400 employees at its distribution center in Polk County will be affected in a “reduction in force,” according to a letter from the company to Florida officials.

Two men were arrested after several vehicles were broken into in the Westside Boulevard corridor of Osceola County, according to the sheriff's office.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a woman they said lifted 8 bottles of champagne from a Walmart in the Villages.

Target plans to invest as much as $5 billion this year expanding services for customers, including a drive up service for returns, renovations at 175 stores and improvements in online shopping.

More than a million Halloween and autumn-themed candles are being recalled after reports of glass cracking, causing burns and cuts.

Walmart on Tuesday reported strong sales for the holiday season as budget-conscious consumers looking for better deals flocked to its stores.

Home Depot says it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers.

Amazon will require corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week.

Police in El Paso, Texas, say a one person has been killed and three others have been wounded in a shooting at a shopping mall.

A Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart.

Walmart CEO John Furner announced Tuesday the corporation’s minimum wage for its U.S. workforce of nearly 1.7 million will increase this year.

The man accused of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart plans to plead guilty to federal charges in the case.

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Police in Indiana say that heroic actions by a Walmart employee and law enforcement officers kept a gunman who shot and injured one female employee from doing more harm.

The American consumer’s confidence rebounded this month, even as the Fed continues to raise interest rates and many economists fear an oncoming recession.

A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve eased but remained at an elevated level in October, likely reinforcing the Fed’s intent to keep raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow the acceleration of prices.

Six families are mourning loved ones who were killed in the mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.

A Walmart employee who survived the mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company.

U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation, rising interest rates, and layoff announcements by several large tech companies.

A Texas prosecutor facing mounting criticism over the handling of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting in El Paso that killed 23 people has resigned.

Hundreds gathered in Chesapeake, Virginia, to honor six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart.

Five days have passed since Lorenzo Gamble was killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.

An appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim against Walmart by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer inside an Ohio store after picking up a pellet rifle from a shelf.

Authorities have announced that 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron was among the six killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a manager opened fire in the store with a handgun.

A witness says that the Walmart supervisor who shot and killed six coworkers in Virginia seemed to target people and shot some victims after they were already hit and appeared to be dead.

Authorities investigating the fatal shootings of six people at a Walmart said that the shooter bought the gun just hours before and left a note on his phone listing grievances against coworkers.

Shoppers eager to start holiday shopping but weighed down by inflation are hunting for the best deals at stores and online this Black Friday.

An estimated 114 million people plan to shop this year, part of the 166.3 million planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation.

The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia is only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by an employee.

Police and witnesses say a manager at a Virginia Walmart pulled out a handgun before a routine employee meeting and began firing wildly in the break room, killing six people and injuring at least six others.

Family and loved ones are mourning the six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.

An unexpected and potentially ominous pullback in customer spending ahead of the holiday shopping season pushed third quarter profits at Target down 52% after it was forced to slash prices for Americans who are feeling the squeeze of inflation.

Walmart reported higher sales in the fiscal third quarter as more Americans seek to cut spending in face of high inflation.

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.

CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a total of about $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of powerful prescription opioids.

The Biden administrating is putting forth seven new Justice Department and judicial nominations covering three U.S. attorney’s offices in Texas and other senior posts.

Amazon said Thursday its Prime members ordered more than 100 million items during a sales event this week that analysts are expecting to be a bellwether for the holiday shopping season.

Amazon says it is holding a second Prime Day-like shopping event in October.