Ulta earnings Q2 2024

An Ulta Beauty store in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUlta Beauty shares fell 7% in extended trading Thursday as the company fell short of second-quarter expectations and trimmed its full-year guidance after a decline in same-store sales during the most...

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Best Buy (BBY) earnings Q2 2025

People walk into a Best Buy store in a Brooklyn mall on August 29, 2023 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesBest Buy raised its fiscal-year profit guidance Thursday after exceeding earnings and revenue expectations for the most recent quarter. The retailer now expects to see full-year adjusted...

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The rising trend in nonalcoholic drinks is functionality

Mimi Lam, co-founder and chief executive officer of Superette, arranges cannabis-infused beverages at the Superette Sip 'N' Smoke cannabis dispensary in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Della Robbins | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMore Americans are looking for alcohol alternatives, and beverage makers that tout the health benefits...

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Executives say prices are too high

A McDonald's Big Mac meal.Lauren Decicca | Getty ImagesMcDonald's executives acknowledged Monday that diners consider the company's prices too high as lower-income consumers balk after years of high inflation.During the company's second-quarter earnings call Monday, executives said that they are taking a "forensic approach" to evaluating prices and trying...

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UPS earnings Q2 2024

A person walks into a UPS (United Parcel Service) customer center on April 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesUnited Parcel Service on Tuesday reported profit and revenue for the second quarter that came in below expectations and cut its 2024 revenue guidance. The company's shares...

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Dollar General, Labor Department settle over safety violations

A sign hangs above a Dollar General store on August 31, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement Thursday with Dollar General, requiring the retailer and its subsidiaries to pay $12 million in penalties and implement significant workplace safety improvements in...

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Nonalcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing raises $50 million

Company founder Bill Shufelt (left) and head brewer John Walker pause at the Athletic Brewing’s nonalcoholic brewery and production plant on March 20, 2019 in Stratford, Connecticut.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesLeading nonalcoholic brewer Athletic Brewing Company announced Tuesday it's raised an additional $50 million in equity financing in a...

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