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Weight-loss drugs are the health craze of 2023. According to the management of Walmart, America's largest retailer, drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have begun impacting food sales.

Perhaps it

Shares of Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) were rolling over last month after the pet products retailer and services company faded on concerns about rising interest rates and in response to Walmart's latest

Shares of Costco (NASDAQ: COST) were heading lower today, even as the broad market jumped, overcoming an initial sell-off on a hotter-than-expected September jobs report this morning. The culprit

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is well-loved by both customers and investors, and it's easy to see why.

The warehouse retailer offers rock-bottom prices on quality goods, and its success with

Shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) were falling today over concerns that weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are leading customers to buy fewer groceries and consume fewer calories.

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It's hard to understate the power that Walmart, Amazon, and Costco Wholesale wield in the U.S. retail industry and the broader economy. Together, the three companies generate close to $1.5 trillion

Pet owners in Dallas, Georgia, now have another option for getting care for their critters. Mega-retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has opened a pet care center attached to its store there, complete with

Over the past five years, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) shares have climbed 70%, easily beating the 48% gain of Home Depot (NYSE: HD). Perhaps more noteworthy is that the former is near its all-time highs,

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a one-stop shop for many consumers. Between groceries, day-to-day essentials, pharmaceuticals, and auto services, people have plenty of reasons to stop by one of its

I live in Westchester County, New York, and for the past year or so, I've watched as a fairly large apartment complex has gone up in the nearby town of Harrison, where I once lived. It is impressive

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has impressed investors this year as the company doesn't appear to have the problems other retailers do. It's not blaming bad results on "shrink" (or retail theft), for example

Historically, stocks that sell for less than $50 a share tend not to be an ideal pond to fish in for dividend growth investments. However,  the three businesses in this article are the exception to

There aren't many retailers that can consistently deliver steadily rising dividends through the ups and downs of the economic cycle. That success requires sufficient scale, prime market positioning

Investors have some differing expectations around Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stocks these days. While the world's largest retailer is among the best performers on the Dow Jones

If you're keeping tabs on retailers' second-quarter numbers, then you've seen a little bit of everything. Some store chains have done well. Others haven't. Several of these names dished out big

At first blush, retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) look enough alike. Walmart stores are far bigger, but there are fewer of them. There are far more Dollar General stores

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Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock has been a steady performer for investors this year. Shares have stayed ahead of the market rally so far in 2023 while beating rival retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and

Sometimes the best stock investments are hiding in plain sight. Take Walmart (NYSE: WMT), for example. It's the world's biggest retailer and one of the most widely followed businesses on the market

Retailing is a brutal industry for all but a select few companies. If the company doesn't have a large scale and/or a leading market share, then it's less likely to be able to generate consistent

During the pandemic-induced lockdowns, many consumers avoided public places and relied on delivery companies to bridge the gap. One of the primary beneficiaries was grocery delivery start-up

Reality Income (NYSE: O) recently unveiled one of its largest investments in a single property. The REIT is investing $950 million in The Bellagio Las Vegas in a deal with Blackstone's non-traded

Inflation will always be a factor as long as there are prices. Rising prices erode purchasing power for consumers, whose spending is the ultimate driver of our economy. Combined with the

It would be easy to presume one of these retailing giants is just as good of a pick as another. After all, a cursory glance suggests they're selling the same basic goods to the same consumers