
Alex Vuocolo
Retail Reporter at Morning Brew
Retail Reporter @morningbrew. Formerly covered the Fed at @cheddarnews. Opinions are very much my own.
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5 days ago |
fortune.com | Alex Vuocolo
BYAlex Vuocolo and Retail BrewJune 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM EDTInvestors balked at Dick's Sporting Goods' move to buy Foot Locker. Getty Images—BloombergWhen Dick’s Sporting Goods announced the purchase of Foot Locker for $2.4 billion earlier this month, investors balked at the move.
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1 week ago |
retailbrew.com | Alex Vuocolo
When Dick’s Sporting Goods announced the purchase of Foot Locker for $2.4 billion earlier this month, investors balked at the move. This week, Executive Chairman Edward Stack defended the acquisition in the Dick’s latest earnings call as a “unique opportunity to strengthen our brand relationships through a global presence,” and serve markets that it can’t currently with its largely US-based footprint.
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1 week ago |
retailbrew.com | Alex Vuocolo
After a strong Q1 in which increasing customer transactions fueled sales, TJX Companies, owner of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, says it has a plan for dealing with tariff-related inventory issues: If a certain product category becomes less available, the company will just shift availability to a different product. CEO Ernie Herrman put it this way: “The good thing with our flexibility is, we will just take advantage of an adjacent category.
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1 week ago |
retailbrew.com | Alex Vuocolo
Memorial Day weekend is over, and the summer is (unofficially) here. Now retailers just need to navigate a Q2 rife with uncertainty around tariffs, tax bills, geopolitical instability, and any number of other obstacles and challenges. In the meantime, here are some retail happenings to keep you busy:In conferences: SubSummit is coming to Dallas this week from Wednesday through Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
retailbrew.com | Alex Vuocolo
When the biggest retailer in the US reports its earnings, you can bet there will be plenty to unpack, which is why we’ve combed through Walmart’s Q1 quarterly reports and investor calls to find the most interesting data points and quotes. Here are some of the biggest takeaways:Simply unpredictable: To start, Walmart is holding off on issuing guidance for Q2 due to economic uncertainty surrounding tariffs, which even at a reduced rate could throw the company’s accounting out of whack.
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