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Anne Dinnocenzio

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Walmart wants you to know that even with the trade war deescalation higher prices are inevitable

“We're wired to keep prices low, but there’s a limit to what we can bear, or any retailer for that matter,” Chief Financial Officer John David...

16.05.2025 10

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Mattel gets 40% of its toys from China and says it will raise prices ‘where necessary’ to offset Trump tariff costs

Citing the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the president’s trade policies, Mattel withdrew its annual earnings forecast on Monday.

06.05.2025 10

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Trump ending the tariff loophole that allowed companies to cheaply ship 4 million packages per day from China to the U.S. could raise prices even further

Consumers can expect higher prices and delivery delays when the Trump administration ends a duty-free exemption on low-value imports from China.

01.05.2025 1

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Secondhand stores selling tariff-free goods are poised to be big winners from President Trump’s trade war

American styles carry international influence, but nearly all of the clothing sold domestically is made elsewhere.

21.04.2025 30

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Trump’s tariffs may trigger the return of ‘shrinkflation’ with shoppers paying more for less

Companies are exploring cost-cutting options, both ones that consumers likely would notice and ones that exist too far down the supply chain for them...

02.04.2025 20

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Meet the boomers who’d rather spend $100k to renovate their homes than risk the frozen housing market: ‘It would be too hard to purchase anything else’

“The growing older demographic is more knowledgeable about renovations and planning for their future needs, especially as they prepare to age in...

25.12.2024 6

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Walmart becomes biggest company to roll back DEI policies under conservative pressure to ‘end wokeness in corporate America’

Walmart's moves underscore the increasing pressure faced by corporate America as it continues to navigate the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

26.11.2024 10

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Cheaper turkey prices make Thanksgiving 2024 a little easier on your wallet

A 10-pound frozen turkey averages $10.40 this year, a 19% decrease from 2023.

21.11.2024 2

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Target shares plummet on weak third quarter report as price cuts fail to pull in inflation-weary customers

The week quarterly performance is concerning particularly because Target has cut prices on holiday goods.

20.11.2024 10

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Walmart shares rise on third quarter jump in sales and profits as low prices attract inflation-hit Americans

The nation’s largest retailer raised its outlook for the year as well and shares rose nearly 4% in premarket trading Tuesday.

19.11.2024 9

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Anne Dinnocenzio

American convenience stores are looking abroad for better food offerings as sales of cigarettes and soft drinks fade

From 7-Eleven to regional chains like QuikTrip, the operators of c-stores, as they're known in the trade, are looking overseas for grab-and-go...

21.10.2024 10

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Anne Dinnocenzio

Largest U.S. retail association predicts slower holiday sales

The National Retail Federation said its 2024 forecast indicates that shoppers will make $979.5 billion to $989 billion worth of purchases in...

15.10.2024 3

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Anne Dinnocenzio

Companies are ‘ever-boarding’ to constantly train workers, keep them flexible, and hire less

"A lot of companies are wanting to be able to move their staff around either through different locations, departments or different roles within the...

30.09.2024 1

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Kmart, which once had over 2,000 locations, just closed its last major U.S. store

The former retail giant was renowned for its Blue Light Specials.

24.09.2024 20

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio

Last full-scale Kmart closes its doors in US

That will leave only a small Kmart store in Miami. It has a handful of stores in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

24.09.2024 2

Fortune

Anne Dinnocenzio