Getty Images No-frills discounter Aldi is the latest grocer to shake up the industry with big moves. The German retailer announced this week that it plans to acquire about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations across the Southern U.S. As part of the deal, it would take over operations of the stores, which are in
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In this article CMG MCD WEN PZZA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonald’s restaurant near Times Square, NYC on July 29th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Restaurant companies navigating some of the same challenges in the second quarter fell into two categories: winners and losers. Some chains said their higher menu prices alienated
In this article WMT TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT (L) A customer pushes a shopping cart full of groceries outside a Wal-Mart n Rogers, Arkansas, and (R) A pedestrian passes a Target store in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, DC. Getty Images Target and Walmart are both catering to thriftier shoppers, but the
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage for Target Corp.’s “#TakePride” initiative sits above products displayed for sale at a company store in Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Target CEO Brian Cornell said “negative reaction” to the retailer’s Pride merchandise hurt sales and contributed to the disappointing
Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. Hollywood financer TSG Entertainment is suing Disney for breach of contract. The suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Disney and its studio 20th Century Fox committed a number of transgressions, including withholding profits and cutting deals to boost its streaming platforms and stock price. This
Parade underwear Source: Parade Privately owned Ariela & Associates International has agreed to buy Parade, the VC-backed intimates startup that created “the internet’s favorite underwear,” CNBC has learned. The deal brings Parade’s relevance, digital savviness and loyal customer base to Ariela, a Fruit of the Loom licensee that’s been a longtime player and manufacturer in
Major retailers and brands have driven $14 billion in revenue to Black-owned businesses since May 2020. In the last three years, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Sephora, Ulta Beauty and 25 others have partnered with nonprofit organization Fifteen Percent Pledge. The group asks companies to reflect the Black community that makes up 15% of the U.S. population by
In this article FOXA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Fox Corp. Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh will step down from his post, months after the company agreed to
This is the final part of a three-part series on organized retail crime. The stories examine the claims retailers make about how theft is impacting their business and the actions companies and policymakers are taking in response to the issue. Read the first story here and the second here. Pedestrians walk past a vacant storefront along the
Nikola Jokic of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets prepares to be interviewed by ESPN’s Lisa Salters after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 113-111 Western Conference finals game 4 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, May 22, 2023. Aaron Ontiveroz | Denver Post | Getty Images It’s clear to the
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on July 18, 2023. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images When the markets close Wednesday, all eyes will be on Bob
In this article DIS PENN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SportsCenter at ESPN Headquarters. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Disney’s ESPN is launching a betting sportsbook, putting the sports entertainment unit deeper into the wagering world. U.S. gambling company Penn Entertainment said it is partnering with ESPN to rebrand