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  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Walmart says inflation was stickier than expected in latest quarter

    Prices of some items did not fall as much as anticipated, claims world’s largest retailer

    A Walmart worker in front of shelves of toys
  • Monday, 20 November, 2023
    Unhedged
    Anatomy of a slowdown Premium content

    US retailers’ results show mild but uneven decline in growth

  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
    Walmart tumbles 8% on cautious holiday outlook for consumer spending

    World’s largest retailer’s restrained earnings guidance contrasts with improved outlook from rival Target

    Walmart workers in New Jersey
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
    Lex
    Walmart: deflating prices can be good for business Premium content

    US retailer has taken steps in recent years to diversify beyond low-margin grocery sales

    A woman posses the Walmart logo outside one of its stores
  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
    Moral Money
    Walmart and DoorDash shun UN human rights rapporteur Premium content

    Companies silent on questions about treatment of workers

    Olivier de Schutter
  • Friday, 6 October, 2023
    Unhedged
    Bank stocks’ problem isn’t just rates Premium content

    And explaining the rising term premium

    A Wall Street sign
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy computer chips

    US retailer earnings reports send mixed messages on consumer spending

  • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
    Walmart sales rise as inflation keeps consumers hunting for bargains

    US retailer’s chief says ‘pockets of disinflation’ are helping customers but rising fuel and borrowing costs present risks

    A customer outside a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, US
  • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
    Ecommerce
    Amazon falls behind Walmart in battle for India’s online shoppers

    Controversial $16bn Flipkart deal gives Walmart an ecommerce edge

    Woman with smartphone is seen in front of displayed Flipkart logo
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    Lex
    Walmart: come for the everyday low prices, stay for the side hustles Premium content

    Diversifying from low-margin grocery sales is bearing fruit for America’s biggest bricks-and-mortar retailer

    Walmart car park and entrance
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    Walmart raises guidance after first-quarter results top expectations

    World’s largest retailer bucks more cautious tone from rivals on US consumer spending

    A Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
    Walmart issues cautious outlook as Fed rate rises sink in

    World’s biggest retailer reports solid fourth quarter but forecasts miss Wall Street estimates

    Exterior of a Walmart store in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
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    Home Depot/Walmart: labour pains engulf pandemic stars Premium content

    Retail giants continue to raise wages for frontline staff amid cautious outlook

    Exterior of a Home Depot
  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Walmart lifts guidance as richer consumers go bargain hunting

    Retailer upgrades outlook even as $3.1bn opioids settlement results in quarterly net loss

    Walmart signage outside a store
  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Lex
    Walmart: retail investors need to know their LIFO from their FIFO Premium content

    An alphabet soup of inventory accounting terms has been appearing in US earnings results 

    A Walmart store in Burbank, California
  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    ReviewFT Wealth
    Book review: Still Broke by Rick Wartzman

    A top-down history of Walmart, with few voices from the shopfloor

    The facade of Sam Walton’s store. A pickup truck is parked in front
  • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
    FT Magazine
    How Walmart convinced critics it can sell more stuff and save the world

    Why antagonists such as environmentalists and philanthropists have partnered with the world’s largest retailer

  • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
    US retail
    US retailers prepare for penny-pinching holidays as inflation bites

    Consumers are on the hunt for deals after hopes for a return to normal are dashed by soaring prices

    Macy’s, Nordstrom and Walmart logos
  • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
    Lex
    Walmart: bargain bragging rights will help store chain as inflation rips Premium content

    US retailer spooked markets three weeks ago, but now appears to be on a firmer footing

    A Walmart trolley
  • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
    Retail sector
    Walmart and Home Depot ease fears of recession even as inflation persists

    World’s largest retailer provides less gloomy outlook while DIY chain reports record earnings

    A shopper leaves a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
  • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
    US inflation
    ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: US retailers compete to clear stock

    Walmart and its rivals resort to aggressive price cuts as high inflation hits demand for goods

    A shopper in the aisle at a Georgia Walmart store
  • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
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  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    Corporate earnings and results
    World’s largest consumer goods groups reveal soaring price rises

    Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s warn of more pressure on households as global inflation surges

    A Pprson reaches for Dove soap on a store shelf
  • Monday, 25 July, 2022
    Walmart issues profit warning as soaring inflation hits customers

    Shares fall almost 10% after grim trading update ahead of second-quarter earnings

    A Walmart store
  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Sport
    Walmart heir agrees to buy Denver Broncos

    Reported $4.6bn price for American football franchise would be record for any team in sport

    Denver Broncos players on a pitch
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