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Walmart (NasdaqGS:WMT) has partnered with Inspire Brands to offer nationwide delivery of Dunkin’ products through the Walmart app and website. The agreement expands Walmart's restaurant delivery offering by adding Dunkin’ food and beverages alongside existing quick service partners. Customers can order Dunkin’ items for delivery using Walmart's last mile network, integrating restaurant orders with their regular Walmart shopping. For more ideas in related parts of the consumer and retail...

"The Awesome Portfolio" author Jared Dillian and Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre join Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to discuss Lululemon (LULU) stock tumbling after its Q2 earnings release and the investing strategy for approaching the broader apparel industry.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has extended the federal government’s scrutiny of rising beef prices to the retail level of the food supply chain. The retailers now under investigation include Kroger, Publix, Walmart Inc., Albertsons, Aldi, Ahold Delhaize, Costco Wholesale...

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The service will debut with Dunkin's 150 in-store locations inside Walmart.

New sales of EVs flattened in 2025 at about 1.2 million, according to the Bureau of Transportation, but the used EV market is growing rapidly.

Mama's Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) reported fiscal second-quarter revenue growth of 55% and said expanded retail distribution, contributions from the Bay Shore acquisition and new product launches helped drive operating leverage and higher profitability. For the quarter, revenue increased to $54.6 mill

Costco Wholesale (COST) trades at about $928 a share, roughly 43.5 times the last twelve months of adjusted earnings, meaning normalized net income with stock-based compensation added back, a basis meant to sit closer to what analysts use in their forecasts. For a warehouse retailer, that is a growth company's price. What it leaves out is what analysts expect Costco to earn by fiscal 2028.
Officials contacted eight retailers, including Walmart, Costco and Amazon, as record beef prices intensify scrutiny.
Healthcare stocks were slightly higher late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index incre

The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) and the rest of the large-format grocery & general merchandise retailer stocks fared in Q2.

Kroger's (KR) fiscal second-quarter identical sales are expected to underperform market estimates am

Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman uses the AlphaSpace platform to take a closer look at one of Thursday's trending stories: Campbell's (CPB) reporting its fourth consecutive drop in quarterly sales.

Amazon.com (AMZN) trades at $255, down 10% over the past month and about 10% below its 52-week high. The second quarter of 2026, reported in July, was a strong one: revenue rose 20% year over year to $200.6 billion and operating income rose 43%, though about $1.2 billion of that income came from tariff refunds and an energy-contract accounting gain. That makes the drop worth sizing, because this is a stock with a long habit of falling further than the market.
A new Dunkin' partnership could push Walmart deeper into restaurant delivery using infrastructure it already built for retail.
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Walmart Brings Dunkin to Its Delivery App

The retail giant, which is getting into restaurant delivery, will let customers order from the coffee and donut chain with their grocery orders.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) has appointed Steve Bratspies, former CEO of HanesBrands and senior executive at Walmart, to its Board of Directors. Bratspies will also join Yum! Brands' Management Planning and Development Committee, a key body focused on leadership and succession. His background in large consumer and retail companies adds further operating and merchandising expertise to Yum! Brands' governance structure. For readers watching Yum! Brands and looking for more stock ideas in this...

Walmart is expanding its restaurant delivery business through a collaboration with Inspire Brands, a global multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes Dunkin’, giving customers a fast, affordable way to get the Dunkin’ beverages and meals they love alongside their Walmart orders. Building on its entry into restaurant delivery earlier this summer, Walmart continues to expand […]

The department will seek records linked to retail beef sales and prices, wholesale purchases, costs and margins, and pricing and purchasing strategies.
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel to discuss how Amazon's latest tech is reshaping the grocery giant.

Walmart account takeover fraud spiked 427% in 2023 alone.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) has appointed Mark Ibbotson as Executive Vice President and Chief Store Operations Officer. Ibbotson brings extensive experience leading digital transformation and omnichannel operations at Walmart and Asda. The appointment is intended to support Kroger's store operations and omnichannel execution across grocery and pharmacy delivery. This kind of leadership move highlights how large retailers are trying to sharpen omnichannel and eCommerce execution, which can help you...

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