Here's how much foot traffic spiked at Walmart, Target, and Costco in the past week Millions of people headed to big-box retailers last week. Here's how that looked via social media geolocation data. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.16.20 3:24 PM Innovation
Costco data shows it's growing, and consumers' interest isn't slowing Costco shares are soaring as more consumers are buying in bulk. Before we get a sense of how business in 2020 has gone, we'll get a look at its 2019 holiday season earnings. Jon Marino 3.5.20 1:00 PM Markets
BJ's starts staffing up for the holidays, data shows BJ's is doing what it can to staff up and take on Costco's. Jared Russo 11.18.19 7:19 PM Markets
Poop-testing startup founder who lied about her age in “30 under 30” profile charged with defrauding insurers, VCs Married uBiome co-CEOs Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were hit with a 47-count indictment and a lawsuit by the SEC. Christie Smythe 3.19.21 6:37 PM Outcasts
Costco has an ace up its sleeve as it competes with big box retailers online Big box retailers have impressed investors by combating Amazon's delivery model, by inviting customers to buy online and fetch it themselves. Costco has yet another asset to support its growth, too. Jon Marino 5.29.19 3:21 PM Markets
Facebook metrics show Walmart and Target peaked with followers, foot traffic Target and Walmart foot traffic, as measured by Facebook "were here" count, have slowed down. What does it mean for this war between big box retailers? James Mattone 5.1.19 5:43 PM Markets
PSA: Get a flu shot; you're too close to a pharmacy not to (map inside) Between six popular pharmacy chains and department stores, there are over 26,000 places to get a flu shot in the US. Less than 3% of them are 10 miles or more away from each other. James Mattone 10.23.18 4:26 PM People