Supermarkets enjoy summer sales boost
Advance of German discounters continues while Tesco registers slowest rate of decline in 6 months
Retailers going overboard in Amazon panic
Physical store operators should have more faith in the resilience of bricks and mortar
Walmart lifts profit outlook as sales rise
US retailer posts uptick in revenues but ‘a lot of work to do’ as operating income falls to $4.52bn
Asda posts its worst quarterly sales fall
Walmart-owned chain blames food deflation and supermarket price war for 7.5% slide
Target shares tumbles as sales miss their mark
Retailer cuts earnings guidance ahead of crucial second-half trading period
Berkshire buys more Apple and sells Walmart
Investment manager took advantage of tech group’s shares dipping 12% over the June quarter
Week Ahead Corporate Diary: Walmart sales growth of 1% expected
Second-quarter increase likely to be seen as sign of a relatively robust American consumer
Walmart hopes to add thrust with Jet.com’s Marc Lore onboard
Traditional retailer looks to serial entrepreneur to propel online growth and take number 2 spot
Walmart, Verizon and GM place bets at the digital table
Big companies buy and invest in internet groups in order to catch up with rivals
Walmart aims at Amazon with $3.3bn Jet.com deal
Acquisition represents a change of online strategy for the world’s largest retailer
US retail M&A: tossing and turning
Retailers turn to big, risky deals
Walmart: propulsion needed
Jet.com looks an expensive gamble, but caution has not served Walmart well
