Bill Peters

Tariff refunds helped deliver a profit beat during Costco’s fourth quarter.

Adults are scooping up promotional items out of nostalgia — and playing into a frenzy around collectibles .

Dollar Tree says a helium squeeze has hit sales of balloons and party supplies. Researchers note this could foreshadow higher costs for other industries that depend on the gas.

Dick’s Sporting Goods has faced challenges fixing Foot Locker since acquiring it last year. Some skeptics are asking: “Why buy it in the first place?”

Nvidia is due to report earnings on Wednesday, and “a very broad universe of companies” is tied to the themes that the chip giant represents.

American consumers are delivering a retail reality check as they laser in on bargains

The supermarket chain said it’s dealing with what is “arguably a softer consumer environment” than what it saw earlier in the year.

As the cyclospora outbreak has made consumers more cautious about salad purchases, one analyst points to sales declines for Clorox’s Hidden Valley brand.

Earnings reports from the two major retailers will show how shoppers are holding up in an era of persistent inflation.

Ballerina shoes are back in style thanks in part to nostalgia. Gen Z shoppers are even pairing them with running shorts.