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Kroger Beats Q1 Sales Estimates as Margins Tighten

The company is financing large price cuts through direct sourcing and technology savings to protect share in a price-sensitive market.

BYD Weighs Formula One Entry with Sponsorship Seen as Practical First Step

Porter Opens Commercial Service at Montreal Metropolitan Airport

West Marine Files Chapter 11 and Will Close 59 Stores

Sleep Number Files for Chapter 11 and Puts Business Up for Sale to Sleep Country Canada

Ecuador Removes Special Tax on Beer for World Cup

Waymo Launches Invite‑Only Premier Membership at $29.99 a Month

Beijing Summons Top E‑Commerce Platforms Over Misleading 618 Subsidy Claims

Studies Link iPhone Rollout to Large Share of Post‑2007 Birth‑Rate Drop

Asics Moves Onitsuka Tiger Into Wholly Owned OT Group

WHSmith Cuts Profit Forecast, Launches 20% Equity Placing and Flags Up to £150m Impairments

Denby Pottery Ends 217 Years of UK Production as Derbyshire Kilns Go Cold

The Coffee Bean Shrinks U.S. Cafés and Recasts Its Business Toward Low‑Cost Sites

Tuniu Posts Modest Q1 Growth and Fifth Straight Quarter of Non‑GAAP Profitability

Red Lobster to Close Times Square Flagship on June 14

Neiman Marcus to Close Downtown Dallas Flagship in September

Macy's Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q1 Led by Bloomingdale's

Hilton Launches Undergraduate Brand for College Town Hotels

Yum! Brands Enters Exclusive Talks to Sell Pizza Hut to LongRange Capital

Plank Will Close Its Jack London Square Location This August