Finance and Capital Management

Recession risks continue to be remote. That is despite the U.S. economy slowing from a nearly four percent rate of growth in the middle of 2018 back towards its long-term trend of two percent by the end of 2019. The U.S.

Rite Aid improved its financial situation by selling nearly 2,000 stores to Walgreens, but major structural and competitive challenges remain, something newly hired CEO Kermit Crawford knows better than anyone.

Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve pricing, promotions and profitability is shaping up as one of the most significant retail industry trends of 2019.

A new survey of executives involved in mergers and acquisitions has taken a negative turn heading into 2019.

Target hit the trifecta in the fourth quarter with increased customer traffic, e-commerce fueled same store sales growth and better than expected profits.

Here is why it has never been a better time to be in the grocery industry.

Best Buy’s efforts to get leaner and techier are paying off.

Many retailers had a better than expected holiday season and fourth quarter, but the industry has never seen anything quite like what Amazon did.

A tax reform tailwind is helping Kroger advance its Restock transformation plan in 2018, but profits are a different story.

Rite Aid posted a modest improvement in second quarter results and named three new board members in the wake of a failed merger with Albertsons.

Grocery chain has teamed up with Shell to drive more store traffic.

Kroger is mulling strategic alternatives for its Turkey Hill business, including a potential sale. Turkey Hill produces a full line of iced teas, fruit drinks, milk, frozen dairy treats and a variety of ice cream in its Conestoga, Penn., manufacturing and distribution facility. "Turkey Hill i