BENTONVILLE, Ark – Walmart Inc. posted revenue growth of 5.7% in the fourth quarter, including a 4% comp sales gain in its Walmart U.S. division. “Our team delivered a great quarter, finishing off a strong year,” chief executive officer Doug McMillon said in a statement. “We crossed $100 billion in eCommerce sales and drove share
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co.’s first-quarter same-store sales and net earnings beat analysts’ projections, and the company reaffirmed its guidance for the year. Identical store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 3.5% for the quarter, topping analysts’ average forecast of a 3.27% gain. Kroger said identical store sales would have increased by 5.0% had it not been
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. reported comparable digital sales growth of 118% in the fourth quarter, accounting for two-thirds of the company’s overall comp sales growth for the period. Overall comp-store sales increased by 20.5%, while comp-store sales in physical stores grew by 6.9%, the company said on Tuesday. Sales for the three months ended January
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix on Monday reported strong sales gains for the third quarter and fiscal year ended December 26. Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter were $11.2 billion, a 14.8% increase from the $9.8 billion recorded in 2019. Comparable store sales for the three-month period increased 13.4%. The company estimates about $850 million, or
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid’s second-quarter sales and earnings beat Wall Street’s forecast. Adjusted earnings per share of 25 cents topped analysts’ projection of a 1 cent loss. Revenue for the period ended August 29 climbed 11.5% to $5.98 billion, driven by store and PBM gains, and bettering the forecast $5.75 billion. The
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. reported record same-store sales gains in its second fiscal quarter, driven by a digital sales gain of 195%, the company announced on Wednesday. The retailer said its results reflect the continuation of heightened sales volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Target reported GAAP earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations of
MINNEAPOLIS — Target beat sales expectations in the first quarter, with total revenue that grew 11.3% compared to last year. Earnings fell as consumers spent less on higher margin products like apparel, and the retailer boosted wages and spending on safety measures related to COVID-19. Target’s total comparable sales grew 10.8% in the first quarter,
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart posted strong sales gains across its businesses in the first quarter, with demand driven by the COVID-19 outbreak. Unprecedented demand for products across multiple categories led to strong top-line results. But certain incremental costs negatively affected operating income, including costs associated with enhanced wages and benefits as well as safety and
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix reported sales of $9.3 billion for the three months ended June 29. That is a 6.8% increase over the $8.8 billion recorded in the comparable period in 2018. Comparable store sales increased 4.8% in the second quarter. The company estimates that 1.2% of that increase was due to the fact that
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. reported strong sales and net earnings gains for the fourth quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. But the company’s forecast for first quarter sales growth fell short of analysts’ projections, and shares fell in early morning trading on Friday. Net sales increased 20% to $72.4 billion in the fourth quarter ended December 31. Net