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Retailers across the U.S. continue to reevaluate growth strategies as cautious consumer spending and slower discretionary demand force companies to prioritize profitability over rapid expansion. For some chains, that means closing underperforming locations, slowing new…

Hear the name Walmart (WMT), and you probably picture blue-aproned employees, football stadium-sized stores, and a company that reliably sends its shareholders a dividend check every quarter. For decades, Walmart has been a store —…

If you were to ask me what my favorite season is, my quick answer would be fall. It’s when the leaves change, regular-season hockey begins, and Halloween (my kids’ favorite holiday, and probably mine) falls. …

Wall Street has a short memory for companies it has already written off. Once a stock gets labeled a lost cause, the label tends to outlive the facts, because updating a story takes more effort…

I’ve been a Costco member for about 20 years. And when I first signed up, my warehouse trips were pretty predictable.  I’d stock up on bulk groceries, grab a few household essentials, and somehow leave…

Manufacturing a high-quality beer doesn’t always guarantee success in the craft brewery business. Award-winning craft beer maker Coldwater Mountain Brewpub LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debts and reorganize its business after…

Apple isn’t just counting on customers to keep buying iPhones. It also expects them to keep paying every month long after they’ve bought one. While Apple built its reputation selling cutting-edge devices, its fastest-growing profit…

A parasite that causes prolonged bouts of watery diarrhea has been spreading across parts of the Midwest, sickening more than 1,600 people and sending dozens to hospitals. In the most recent update from the U.S.…

When I was in college, Target used to be my go-to destination for clothes, throw pillows, and other random stuff I couldn’t really afford but bought anyway.  And it wasn’t just me. The old joke…

Drive-ins, which were also called “carhops,” predated the drive-through. People parked, ordered from their car, and ate inside their automobile. “The popularity of carhop dining evolved in America in tandem with the popularity of the…