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Target's Earnings Surge Despite Holiday Sales Dip, Sees Sales Recovery In 2024

Target has reported higher holiday-quarter earnings on a smaller-than-expected sales decline and predicted that annual comparable sales would come in large...

Black Friday, Holiday Sales Spur Demand At South Africa's Shoprite

Shoprite, South Africa's biggest supermarket group, reported a nearly 14% jump in its half-year sales, supported by a record Black Friday and festive seaso...

Walgreens Q1 Profit Beat Helped By Higher Drug Prices, Cost Cuts

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, as cost-cut measures and higher drug prices boosted its pharmacy operations.

UK Retailers See Weak Sales Growth In November Despite Black Friday Deals

British retail sales growth remained sluggish in November despite Black Friday deals, as the ongoing cost-of-living squeeze prompted shoppers to rein in sp...

UK Black Friday Shopper Numbers Down 1.6% Year-On-Year

Shopper numbers across Britain on Black Friday were up 11.8% versus the previous week but fell 1.6% year-on-year, retail analysts MRI Software, said on Mon...

Retailers Hope To Draw Picky Black Friday Shoppers To Stores

Retailers around the world are hoping millions of shoppers will take advantage of Black Friday discounts in the kickoff to the key holiday s...

Consumers Plan To Spend 13% More During Black Friday-Cyber Monday This Year: Deloitte

Shoppers plan to spend 13% more this year during the Black Friday-Cyber Monday shopping events, a new report from Deloitte has revealed

Global Consumers Prioritise Climate Change, Cost of Living: EY

Consumers across the globe are giving priority to climate change and the cost of living and seek to take advantage of discounts and deals while also consid...