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Britain, US Trade Talks To Start Next Week In Baltimore

The United States and the United Kingdom will kick off trade talks next week, the US Office of the Trade Representative (USTR) and the British government s...

US Consumers To Spend $1 Trillion Online In 2022: Report

US consumer spending on e-commerce is expected to hit a record $1 trillion this year thanks to the pandemic-driven shift to online shopping, a report from...

Primark Considering Click-And-Collect As Expansion Gathers Pace

Primark could add click-and-collect services to its revamped website over time, but still sees new stores in markets such as Italy and the United States as...

Costco Beats Estimates As Shoppers Flock Back To Stores

Costco beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, as consumers returning to its stores bought more groceries and splurged on high-margin...

Kroger Sees Upbeat 2022 As Grocery Demand Sustains

Kroger Co has forecast annual same-store sales and profit above market expectations, betting on strong demand for groceries as the pandemic-induced home-co...

PepsiCo Launches Education Programme For Employees

PepsiCo has launched myeducation, a debt-free education offering, which enables more than 100,000 US-based employees to develop their skills and take their...

Target Sees Margin Pressure Easing, Forecasts Upbeat 2022

Target Corp forecast 2022 sales and profit above analysts' expectations, after posting a 9% rise in holiday quarter sales even as the big box retailer batt...

Champagne Sales Hit Record As Fizz Returns With Pandemic Recovery

Champagne sales reached an all-time high last year, handily beating a previous mark set in 2019, as the relaxation of pandemic-related curbs fuelled a surg...