Tag: Consumer services
Target’s 1Q profit surges as shoppers go out and spend
NEW YORK — Target Corp. on Wednesday reported that its sales and profits surged in its fiscal first quarter thanks to shoppers eager to...
UK inflation spikes as retailers respond to lockdown easing
LONDON — Britain’s inflation rate more than doubled in April as energy prices soared and clothing retailers hiked prices as the country's coronavirus lockdown...
Five Below to build distribution center in central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Discount retailer Five Below will locate a Midwest distribution center in central Indiana, creating more than 470 new jobs by the end...
Spain, in bid to rally economy, wants tourists within weeks
MADRID — A senior Spanish government official says he expects British and other vacationers to return to Spain within weeks as the country races...
Retailer results so far show people are going out, spending
NEW YORK — At Walmart, sales of teeth whitener are popping as customers take their masks off. So are travel items. Macy's says that...
New year, same results; Home depot sales boom in 1Q
An overcharged housing market is keeping aisles full at Home Depot and on Tuesday, the company reported soaring sales that blew past Wall Street...
Walmart blows past expectations for the first quarter
NEW YORK — Walmart blew past Wall Street projections in the first quarter with U.S. stimulus payments to Americans helping to boost sales and...
Borgata’s Bobby Flay Steak restaurant not closing until fall
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A celebrity restaurant at Atlantic City's Borgata casino will remain open through the end of summer, both parties said Tuesday.
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Indiana casino’s next owner expects to retain 700 employees
ELIZABETH, Ind. — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians plans to retain all 700-plus employees at a southern Indiana casino if state regulators approve...
