The retailer’s comparable sales rose at a slower pace than earlier in the coronavirus pandemic even as shoppers continued to buy up food and cleaning supplies and the company pushed early holiday deals.36
Home Depot reported strong sales growth as the retailer continues to thrive from people spending more time on home-improvement projects during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon.com said customers can buy prescription medications through a new store on its platform, a move that weighed on shares of drugstore chains and drug distributors.110
Retail sales rose 0.3% in October as consumers increased their purchases modestly in the early weeks of the holiday season.101
The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter hailed their companies’ efforts to fend off election interference, but skeptical senators warned them that tougher regulation of social media could be coming.18
Twitter is launching a new feature that will allow users to post text, audio and video that disappears after 24 hours, one of a number of steps the company is taking to increase engagement.
A surge in food and package deliveries during the pandemic is recharging the U.S. market for recycled paper and cardboard, two years after it collapsed when China tightened its import standards on waste paper.
