But today's focus is on the state of retail, with Walmart (WMT) reporting a mixed second quarter and Target (TGT) delivering another weak quarter on Tuesday. Both of these earnings reports couldn’t have been more different, though each clearly showed the ...

The two retail giants are capitalizing on sustained investment in their technology foundations even as they face economic headwinds.

Target's stock is down, and Walmart's stock is up. Do you buy the stock performance winner or the loser of this matchup?

Several big-box U.S. retailers are reporting second-quarter earnings this week, offering a glimpse into the spending habits of consumers and the continued impact of President Trump’s trade war. Here a

Target needs a hard reset on strategy, Wall Street believes. And new CEO Michael Fiddelke may not be the person to do it.

It didn’t have to be this way. At the start of his tenure, Cornell, who the company announced yesterday will step down as CEO on February 1, was an outsider unafraid to move fast and break things. He had been CEO of a big PepsiCo unit, Michaels Stores, and Sam’s Club before that.

Between the pandemic upending shopping habits five years ago and the economy causing consumers to tighten their purse strings in 2025, it’s been a tumultuous half decade for retailers.

Walmart held on to its seasonal goods, he said. Target, he said, got caught up in the moment. And while he said it wasn’t the company’s fault at that time, it decided to slash prices. In the process, Target changed its customers’ behavior.

Walmart continues to gain momentum — and market share — as back-to-school shopping winds down, leaving competitors like Target struggling to keep up. Executives at both companies said they remain cautious about the all-important holiday shopping season,