2024-08-31

Shares halted after apparent early release

A Gap store in New York, US, on Monday, May 27, 2024.  Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gap raised its full-year profit outlook on Thursday after seeing better-than-expected results at its largest brand, Old Navy. The apparel company’s fiscal second quarter results were released earlier than planned after the company “inadvertently” posted them to its website and…

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2024-08-30

Dollar General (DG) earnings Q2 2024

A sign hangs above a Dollar General store in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting its lower-income customers are struggling in this economy. Shares of the retailer, which caters to more rural areas, tumbled 25%…

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2024-08-13

How Macy’s store closures will change shopping malls

A customer enters a Macy’s store that is set to close at Bay Fair Mall on February 27, 2024 in San Leandro, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Macy’s decision to close nearly a third of its stores will spark change in malls and communities across the U.S. Some of those transformations may catch shoppers by surprise. The retailer…

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