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Walmart To Lay Off Hundreds Of Corporate Staff, Relocate Others: Report

Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to move to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar w...

Ahold Delhaize Beats First-Quarter Profit Margin Expectations

Ahold Delhaize beat first-quarter core profit margin expectations and confirmed its guidance for 2024 as improvements in its European performance offset mo...

Primark Owner To Raise Game In Explaining Merits Of Food Businesses, CEO Says

Associated British Foods has not done a good enough job of explaining to investors the strategic logic, growth potential and value of its food businesses a...

Carrefour-PepsiCo Dispute Sheds Light On Key Role Of Retailers' Ad Business

Carrefour and PepsiCo's just resolved three-month price dispute has shed light on a new aspect of such negotiations which is changing the relationship betw...

Dollarama Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates On Strong Demand

Dollarama forecast annual and quarterly sales above estimates, betting on consistent demand for its discounted groceries and essentials.

Ahold Delhaize Reassures Investors With Cost Cuts

Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize has reported a stronger than expected fourth-quarter operating margin and said it will maintain 'a relentless focus on cos...

UK Inflation Picks Up Unexpectedly In December After Tobacco Duty Rise

Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation (CPI) sped up for the first time in 10 months in December following an increase in tobacco duty, increasi...