Groceries are seen at a Walmart supermarket in Houston, Texas, on May 15, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images As tariffs spark worries of higher prices, Walmart is dangling more discounts for its own employees. The largest private U.S. employer said Wednesday that it will offer a 10% employee discount on nearly all…
Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond is back — kind of. The bankrupt home goods chain is being resurrected by the owners and licensees of its intellectual property, which…
President Trump‘s trade war has already loomed large over the back-to-school and holiday season ordering of retailers. Spring season is next, and it is occurring just as Trump’s latest sweeping global tariffs take effect. While Spring 2026 may seem relatively far off into the future, for retailers, now is the time of year when they…
Walmart and Major League Soccer are teaming up in a multiyear partnership that will see the retailer establish a bigger foothold in the sport and its growing U.S. fanbase. Walmart will invest in MLS and become an official sponsor and partner of the league. Terms and the exact length of the partnership weren’t disclosed. The…
The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against unnamed online merchants it said are hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting President Donald Trump. In the suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Florida, the company accused the merchants of selling “inferior imitations” of Trump-branded products on several online marketplaces, including Amazon, Walmart and eBay. The Trump…
A cargo ship loads and unloads foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on July 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Exports from China to the U.S. could fall by close to a half-trillion dollars ($485 billion) between now and 2027, according to a tariff simulator that forecasts shifts…
A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress this week would create a new tax incentive for public companies to distribute stock to their rank-and-file employees. The new SHARE Act would give a 3 percentage point discount on the corporate tax rate to large companies that distribute at least 5% of their stock to the lowest paid…
The Starbucks headquarters is seen at Starbucks Center on July 3, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Starbucks corporate employees will have to return to the office four days a week starting in October, the company announced Monday. For workers who would prefer to leave the company instead of heading back to…
Connor Blakley Jams founder Jams The classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich is getting a modern day upgrade and backing from some top athletes. Jams, a new company created by 26-year-old Connor Blakley, launched Monday and hopes to take on Smucker’s Uncrustables as the next locker room and lunch box staple. Like Uncrustables, the sandwiches…
After years spent in kitchens across the country, Chris Kirby was burnt out. The restaurant lifestyle was demanding and all encompassing, and the 26-year-old found himself not doing much else besides working and going to the bars after a long shift. “I kept waking up in the morning like, ‘Man, life has to be about more…
