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Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

January 22, 2025

United Rentals to Buy H&E Equipment Services for $3.4B

United Rentals Inc. agreed to buy H&E Equipment Services Inc. for $3.4 billion in cash, gaining a fleet of equipment to serve construction and industrial markets.

January 14, 2025

Walgreens Shares Soar 28% After Sales Beat Forecasts

Revenue came to $39 billion for the fiscal quarter ended in November, driven by higher prices for branded drugs and prescription volumes at the company’s U.S. retail pharmacy division.

January 10, 2025

Albertsons Raises Profit Guidance After Dropping Kroger Deal

Albertsons Cos. raised its adjusted earnings outlook for the full year, a positive sign for the grocer seeking to pave a new path after its proposed deal with Kroger Co. fell apart.

January 8, 2025

Value-Seekers Drove 2024's Retail Trends and Dead Ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

December 30, 2024

Walmart Stock Soars 82% in 2024, Leading Retail Industry

Analysts are betting that further market-share gains and increased profit contributions from Walmart’s higher-margin ancillary businesses will extend the stock’s rally.

December 18, 2024

Costco Profit Beats Estimates on Healthy Consumer Spending

Costco Wholesale Corp. posted quarterly profit that beat expectations, showing the big-box retailer remains unfazed by tighter consumer spending.

December 13, 2024

Agriculture Industry Talks With Trump Team on Immigration

The U.S. agriculture industry has started talks with Donald Trump’s transition team in a bid to advocate for the food business as the president-elect pledges tariffs and mass deportations.

December 13, 2024

Hershey’s Main Owner Rejects Mondelez’s Offer as Too Low

The main owner of chocolate maker Hershey has rejected a preliminary takeover offer from Mondelez International Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

December 11, 2024