(NEW YORK)Wal-Mart is planning to prepare and serve fresh food at delicatessen counters in its new Marketside convenience stores, in a bit to compete with Tesco's Fresh & Easy offer...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Wall Street will get a close look at consumer spending next week, with more than a dozen major retailers reporting quarterly results. Discount chain Target Corp., which reports Tue...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of broadline retailers closed down on Friday, following the market down as oil prices spiked to a new trading record, causing investor concern.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games. Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers ...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Consumer sentiment in May is expected to remain roughly unchanged as Americans are still in the doldrums about the fragile economy, according to an early reading for the month.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)The Dow Jones Industrial average closed higher on Thursday, led by automaker General Motors Corp., after the automaker reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers ...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shoppers have been lugging ever-larger products to their ever-bigger cars for years. Now, more of them are feeling so pinched by the sagging economy that they are embracing a new b...READ MORE