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Retail Industry News 9 October 2025 - 23 October 2025

Walmart’s AI Push Sends Stock Soaring – Is Target the Bargain Buy Now?

Walmart’s AI Push Sends Stock Soaring – Is Target the Bargain Buy Now?

Walmart: AI, E-Commerce and Upside Walmart’s recent stock strength is being fueled by innovation and solid sales. The ChatGPT deal this month was widely hailed: OpenAI’s Sam Altman himself praised the integration as “one way AI will help people every day”ts2.tech. UBS analyst Michael Lasser noted it should add “incrementality and differentiation vs. the rest of retail”ts2.tech. Indeed, Walmart’s stock hit an all-time intraday high (~$107) right after the announcementts2.tech. TechStock² (TS2) analysis reports that investors see Walmart’s “diverse engines – robust grocery/value sales, surging e-commerce, fast-growing ad and membership income” as a path to 3–5% annual revenue growthts2.tech. Walmart’s
23 October 2025
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Target Stock Crash: Shares Dive to Multi-Year Lows Amid CEO Shakeup and Retail Woes

Target Stock Crash: Shares Dive to Multi-Year Lows Amid CEO Shakeup and Retail Woes

Market Snapshot: Price and Performance As of mid‑October 2025, Target’s stock remains under heavy pressure. At the close on Oct. 22, 2025, TGT was about $94stockinvest.us, with the stock hovering just above its 52-week low (≈$85). TradingView reports TGT at $94.25 USD on Oct. 23, up ~0.2% on the daytradingview.com, but still far below last year’s highs. This leaves TGT down roughly 35% for 2025nasdaq.com. By comparison, Walmart’s stock has climbed about +18% year‑to‑datenasdaq.com and Costco’s about +3%reuters.com, underscoring Target’s relative weakness. Target’s forward P/E is near 12–13x, well below historical norms and peersinvesting.comreuters.com. The high dividend yield (~4.8%) reflects
23 October 2025
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco Stock Dips After Rally – Analysts Still See Upside Ahead

COST Stock Slips as Market Pauses Near Highs Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 – Costco’s stock is edging lower today after a steady three-day climb. By midday, COST traded around $939, off about 0.6% from Wednesday’s closestatmuse.com. The slight pullback comes as broader U.S. markets take a breather near record highs – the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit fresh peaks this week, though the Nasdaq lagged on some mixed tech earningsts2.techts2.tech. Costco’s modest dip follows a +0.8% gain yesterday and reflects a bit of profit-taking after the stock’s recent rebound. Last week, Costco shares briefly slid to ~$924 (Oct. 16)
23 October 2025
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Walmart’s ChatGPT Checkout Debut Sparks Stock Surge to Record Highs – Is $1 Trillion Cap Within Reach?

ChatGPT Shoppers Send Walmart Stock Soaring – Analysts Predict Further Upside

Market Snapshot Walmart’s stock has hit new highs in mid-October 2025. Investors cheered the Oct. 14 announcement of a ChatGPT shopping integration, which drove WMT shares up roughly 3–5% that day to about $107 by the closets2.tech. That closing price marked a new 52-week and all-time high for the stockts2.tech. Overall, Walmart is up ~30% over the past 12 monthsm.investing.com (about +18–19% year-to-datets2.tech), outpacing the S&P 500 and many retail peers. Its market capitalization now stands around $850–855 billionts2.tech. Despite the strong run, WMT trades at a premium (forward P/E ~30–35×) on expectations of continued growth. Walmart’s vast logistics network
23 October 2025
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Winn-Dixie’s Big Rebrand: Grocer Abandons Alabama to Focus on Florida Boom

Winn-Dixie’s Big Rebrand: Grocer Abandons Alabama to Focus on Florida Boom

Winn-Dixie Co. Rebrand and Store Divestitures On Oct. 21, Southeastern Grocers (SEG) announced it will drop the Southeastern Grocers name and unify under the Winn-Dixie brand in early 2026, concentrating on its Florida market grocerydive.com pulseratings.com. In a press release Hucker explained, “For a century, Winn-Dixie has proudly called Florida home… as we enter our next century as The Winn-Dixie Company… we are accelerating growth where our roots run deepest” businesswire.com. The plan is to pump capital into Florida stores – remodeling dozens, expanding liquor stores, and improving customer services (delivery apps, return kiosks, etc.) businesswire.com mainstreetdailynews.com. To fund this
22 October 2025
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Costco (COST) Stock Surges: Analysts Predict 15% Upside as Sales and Expansion Drive Rally

Costco (COST) Stock Surges: Analysts Predict 15% Upside as Sales and Expansion Drive Rally

Costco’s stock trades at a premium multiple of roughly 50× trailing earnings (about 30× forward EPS) ts2.tech ts2.tech, well above peers like Walmart (~34×) and Target (~11×). Bulls argue this rich valuation is justified by Costco’s steady growth, strong membership economics and defensive “bulk discount” model ts2.tech ts2.tech. Skeptics warn the shares could be “priced for perfection,” meaning any consumer slowdown or earnings miss might trigger a pullback ts2.tech ts2.tech. Strong Q4 Results and Member Spending Costco’s late September earnings were a highlight. For the quarter ended Aug 31, total revenue was $86.16 billion, just above the $86.06 billion consensus reuters.com. Earnings
19 October 2025
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco (COST) Stock Slides to ~$924: Analyst Takeaways and Competitor Comparison (Oct 16, 2025)

Key Facts (Oct 16, 2025): – Costco shares traded around $924 today (Oct. 16), off roughly 3.4% from the prior close of $954.99statmuse.com. – Fiscal Q4 2025 (ended Aug. 31) net sales were $84.4 billion (up 8.0% YoY) and net income $2.61 billion ($5.87 per share)investor.costco.cominvestor.costco.com, topping forecasts. – Same-store sales (excl. gas) rose 6.4%, slightly above analyst expectationsreuters.com. – Membership fee revenue jumped 14% to $1.72 billionreuters.com. – Wall Street remains broadly bullish: consensus 12‑month price target ~$1,054 (≈18% above current)benzinga.comts2.tech, with most analysts rating COST a “Buy.” – Peers on Oct. 16: Walmart ~105.7 USD (-2.6%)investing.com, Target ~89.1 USD (-1.4%)investing.com, BJ’s Wholesale ~94.2 USD (+0.1%)investing.com. – Economic backdrop: Deloitte projects sluggish holiday retail growth (~2.9–3.4%, slowest since 2020) as inflation pressures curb consumer spendingcredaily.com.
16 October 2025
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Fossil Group (FOSL) Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride: Skyrockets on Turnaround Hopes, Stumbles on Debt Fears

Fossil Group (FOSL) Stock’s Wild 2025 Ride: Skyrockets on Turnaround Hopes, Stumbles on Debt Fears

Fossil Stock’s Rollercoaster 2025 Performance Fossil Group’s stock has been on a wild ride in 2025, with dramatic swings that grabbed Wall Street’s attention. After years of decline, FOSL shares staged a comeback this year – up over 60% year-to-date, vastly outperforming the broader apparel/accessories sector Nasdaq. The rally hit a fever pitch in mid-October: on October 15, Fossil’s stock skyrocketed 41.5% in a single day, hitting $3.89 intraday (a multi-year high) and closing at $3.75 Stockinvest. This surge was seemingly out of nowhere, and traders scrambled to pinpoint the cause. As it turned out, a confluence of positive news
16 October 2025
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Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Reports from Store Employees In mid-October 2025 multiple anonymous posts on Reddit claimed that Target and Walmart are quietly pulling Xbox products from their stores. One alleged Target employee wrote: “The Target I work for is no longer selling Xbox games. All the games have been discontinued and will most likely go clearance.”twistedvoxel.com. Similarly, a Walmart employee reported that during an electronics department remodel “the new layout…will have no Xbox games”twistedvoxel.com, with Switch and PlayStation titles squeezed into smaller cases. In Kansas City one shopper snapped a photo of a Target shelving unit being dismantled and quoted a manager saying
13 October 2025
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Aritzia (ATZ.TO) Stock Soars on Blowout Earnings – 9th Straight Beat & Raised Forecast Fuel Rally

Aritzia (ATZ.TO) Stock Soars on Blowout Earnings – 9th Straight Beat & Raised Forecast Fuel Rally

Recent News: Earnings Fuel Stock Surge Aritzia Inc.’s latest earnings announcement has set off a rally in its stock and renewed buzz around the Canadian fashion retailer. On October 9, 2025, the Vancouver-based company reported stellar fiscal second-quarter results, beating expectations and prompting an upward revision to its forecast Moneysense. The next day (Oct 10), investors sent Aritzia’s TSX-listed shares (ATZ.TO) soaring roughly 10%, nearing an all-time high around C$88.00. This surge added to an already strong run for Aritzia’s stock in 2025 – it’s up about 40% year-to-date and nearly 70% over the past 12 months Fool, vastly outpacing
10 October 2025
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco Stock Soars Amid Retail Gloom – What’s Driving the Rally and Will It Last?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Costco’s stock has been on a long-term upward climb, and 2025 is no exception – though it hasn’t been a smooth ride. After a strong rally in the first half of the year, Costco (COST) shares reached an intraday record high around $1,078earlier in 2025ts2.tech. Enthusiasm was fueled by robust sales growth and a broader market rally. However, by late summer the stock had pulled back into the mid-$900s amid some profit-taking and market volatilityts2.tech. As of October 9, 2025, COST trades in the $914–$928 rangets2.tech – essentially back to where it started the year (roughly flat year-to-date
9 October 2025
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Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Costco Stock Surges Amid Retail Gloom – Will $900+ Shares Keep Climbing?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Costco’s stock has been on a steady long-term climb, and 2025 has been no exception – albeit with some twists. The shares currently hover around $914–$928 (as of Oct 9, 2025) stockanalysis.com. That price is roughly where Costco started the year, meaning the stock is about flat year-to-date after accounting for dividends. However, this flat YTD performance masks considerable volatility along the way. In the first half of 2025, Costco rallied strongly with the broader market. The stock peaked at an intraday all-time high of about $1,078 earlier this year ts2.tech, as enthusiasm around Costco’s
9 October 2025
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Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
SYDNEY, Feb 7, 2026, 17:41 AEDT — Market closed Wesfarmers shares ended Friday down 1.33% at A$85.04, trimming a sharp gain a day earlier as the Australian market slid into the weekend. (wesfarmers.com.au) Why it matters now is timing. Australia’s reporting season is starting to bite, and Wesfarmers’ half-year results are due on Feb. 19, a date investors have been circling as they look for a read on household demand and margins across the group. (wesfarmers.com.au) The broader tape has not been calm. A week of heavy moves in commodities and tech has pushed investors to cut exposure to cyclical
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