Retail

Metaverse a whole new paradigm: Blancato

Advisor Group chief market strategist Phil Blancato, Marketgauge Group managing director Michele Schneider and infectious disease specialist Dr. Amesh Adalja discuss the stock market slowdown amid omicron on 'Making Money.'

Dollar General employee’s act of kindness wins fans

A random act of kindness from a Dollar General employee in Illinois has gone viral following a video posted to social media by one of the retailer's customers, professional bass angler Gerald Swindle.

Former Toys 'R' Us CEO: 'The supply chain is not fixed'

Storch Advisors CEO and Former Toys 'R' Us CEO Gerald Storch reacts to new data showing holiday sales increased despite supply chain issues as well as omicron worries and also weighs in on smash-and-grabs plaguing cities across the country. 

Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%

Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure.

Amazon, CVS, Walgreens limit COVID-19 test purchases

Amazon, CVS Health and Walgreens have announced they will limit the amount of at-home COVID-19 tests customers can purchase following a recent uptick in cases amid the emergence of the omicron variant.