Sales in the front end, including general merchandise, helped CVS Health Corp. revenues gain in the fourth quarter as adjusted earnings beat analyst expectations.
Walmart net sales surpassed half a trillion dollars in its last-completed fiscal year as the company’s namesake business in the United States enjoyed a 3.6% comparable sales gain bolstered by a 4.2% comp increase in the fourth quarter.
For the fiscal year of 2018, Ace Hardware set a record for revenues but saw lower profits as expenses rose.
Hit by poor holiday department results, the Container Store Group reported a mixed performance in the third quarter, with comparable store sales down.
For the 2018 fiscal year, Amazon.com earnings surpassed $10 billion and sales gained by almost a third as the company continued to build the smart home, delivery and pickup elements of its retail operations.
In the fiscal third quarter ended December 1, Bed Bath & Beyond experienced erosion in earnings and comparable store sales as it remains focused on internal initiatives to build store and omnichannel capabilities.
Although spun off in 2012, Sears Hometown & Outlet stores still has operational ties to Sears Holdings and that organization’s bankruptcy has hit the business. However, financially, the company gained some traction in the third quarter as it pushes to reach profitability.
Walgreens Boots Alliance generated a solid first quarter while launching a cost management program that will look to save more than $1 billion.
The first quarter provided a strong start to the new fiscal year for Costco as comparable store sales and net income both were up year-over-year.
Profits improved for Conn’s in the third quarter ended October 31, as the company posted net income of $14.6 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, versus $1.6 million, or five cents per diluted share, in the year-earlier period.
In the third quarter, with sales driven by store and e-commerce gains, Ulta Beauty comparable sales advanced 7.8%.
Michaels boosted its net income in a solid third quarter driven by comparable store sales gains.
In a third quarter impacted by the sale of Kroger’s convenience store division and acquisition of Home Chef, along with its investments in growth initiatives, the supermarket retailer reported a drop in net earnings.
As it continued to expand its store count, At Home delivered its 19th consecutive quarter of comparable store sales growth as well as its 18th consecutive quarter of over 20% net sales growth.
Hudson’s Bay said it was encouraged with its turnaround strategies through the third quarter, highlighted by a strong comp increase at its Saks Fifth Avenue division.
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet reported double-digit sales growth in the third quarter as the retailer opened its 300th store in the three-month period ended November 3.
For the third quarter ended November 3, Restoration Hardware (RH) added two design galleries and beat a Wall Street earnings estimate by 46 cents as it posted a comp gain of 4%.
Dollar General saw its net sales and earnings jump in the third quarter as it continued to ramp up its store growth plans into 2019.
As it welcomed a new CEO and battled higher freight and store occupancy costs, Kirkland’s posted a narrower net loss as its comps gained in the third quarter.
Pressured by freight and other cost increases, Dollar Tree managed to grow its net sales and income, although comps slipped at the company’s Family Dollar banner.