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Holding increased during the quarter to about $173 million.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
AlixPartners puts 2026 holiday sales growth at 4% to 7% while 57% of Americans say they are worse off than a year ago. One of the three reasons it gives for the gap is discounting that retailers fund themselves.
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A Compensia review of Form 10-K filings from January 2024 through June 2026 found 118 companies running restatement-triggered recovery analyses, and 19 of them disclosed an actual clawback of executive pay.
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Retail sales rose 1.2% in August to $773 billion, and 1.1% without gas stations. Part of that monthly jump refills a July hole left by Amazon Prime Day moving to June, so the 4.9% ex-gasoline annual rate carries the case.
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Six years of one-way drift in US apparel, still widening through mid-2026. Walmart's triple-digit brand comps have not shown up in its category line.
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Unadjusted spending rose 0.9% in July and 5.2% year over year, with restaurants up 6.0%. The seasonally adjusted decline mostly reflects Prime Day moving from July to June.
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