A customer views merchandise for sale at a Walgreens store in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Thursday its fiscal third quarter results were hurt by fewer people going to the doctor and getting prescriptions and by higher costs during the pandemic. The drugstore chain

The denim maker Levi Strauss & Co.‘s sales fell 62% during its fiscal second quarter, the company announced Tuesday, as its online sales weren’t enough to make up for its stores being temporarily shut for roughly 10 weeks during the Covid-19 crisis.  Consumers by and large have shifted away from tight pants and denim, opting

A driver for an independent contractor to FedEx Corp. pushes a cart with packages for delivery in New York, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of FedEx jumped 9.4% in extended trading on Tuesday after a surge in pandemic-fueled home deliveries helped the U.S. package carrier post

Macy’s at Valencia Town Center Mall opens for curbside pickup service during COVID-19 outbreak on May 21, 2020 in Santa Clarita, California. Robin L Marshall | Getty Images Macy’s on Wednesday said it swung to a first-quarter loss, in line with the retailer’s previously announced estimates, as its business took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic and

Michael Kors shop in Covent Garden. Dave Rushen | SOPA Images | Getty Images Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings on Wednesday estimated a bigger-than-feared 70% slump in first-quarter sales as the Covid-19 pandemic hammers demand for its luxury handbags and dresses. The closing of major shopping hubs in Europe, Asia and North America had a

A person looks into a closed Macy’s Inc. department store near Union Square in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images The road to recovery at Macy’s is likely going to be a rocky one because of the coronavirus pandemic.  The retailer warned Wednesday that sales are falling

Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investors should stay bearish on U.S. stocks until the full extent of the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic is known, according to TS Lombard, which warned that investors were over-estimating a quick recovery in U.S. corporate earnings. Charles Dumas, chief economist at the economic research firm, told CNBC Tuesday that ”the

Micron Technology’s hard drive for data center customers is presented at a product launch event in San Francisco, October 24, 2019. Stephen Nellis | Reuters Micron Technology on Monday forecast current-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates as home-bound employees and students spur demand for its chips that power notebooks and data centers, sending its shares

A Burger King sign outside a restaurant in Glendale, California. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Burger King’s U.S. same-store sales are trending flat as customers return to its locations for Whoppers and french fries.  The Restaurant Brands International chain saw its same-store sales plunge by mid-30s in March as the coronavirus pandemic led consumers

Shoppers, some wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, queue to enter a recently re-opened Nike store at Gunwharf Keys shopping centre in Portsmouth, southern England on June 16, 2020. Adrian Dennis | AFP | Getty Images Even Nike, often lauded as one of the strongest

An Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square in New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported that same-store sales were nearly cut in half during the fiscal fourth quarter as dining room closures from the coronavirus pandemic weighed on its revenue. But the Olive Garden parent expects its business to

Oracle CEO Safra Catz delivers a keynote address during the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld on September 17, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Oracle CEO Safra Catz kicked off day two of the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld with a keynote address. The annual convention runs through September 19. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Oracle shares fell as much

A deliveryman is seen passing by a closed Taco Bell restaurant during the 45th day of state of alarm on April 28, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. David Zorrakino | Europa Press News | Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic upends consumers’ normal routines, Taco Bell is losing critical breakfast and late-night sales.   Parent company Yum Brands said Tuesday

Lululemon reported a fiscal first-quarter sales decline of 17%, as its strong digital business wasn’t enough to offset the losses from its stores being temporarily shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The yoga pants and sports bra maker also suffered from the other shops that it sells in being shut, it said.  Still, as more people

A person wears a protective face mask outside Starbucks in Kips Bay during the coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks expects to swing to a loss in its fiscal third quarter as the company predicts it lost as much as $3.2 billion in revenue due to

Macy’s at Valencia Town Center Mall opens for curbside pickup service during COVID-19 outbreak on May 21, 2020 in Santa Clarita, California. Robin L Marshall | Getty Images Macy’s shares soared Tuesday as the company released its preliminary financial results, saying it is regaining customers at reopened stores much quicker than it expected. With the retailer’s stores

Katrina Lake, CEO of Stitch Fix Adam Jeffery | CNBC Stitch Fix on Monday reported a quarterly sales decline of 9%, and a wider-than-expected net loss, as its business took a hit from fewer people shopping for clothes during the coronavirus pandemic.  Chief Executive Katrina Lake said, however, the company expects to return to revenue growth

A view of Gap Clothing Store in Times Square in New York City USA during the coronavirus pandemic on May 9, 2020 in New York City. John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images Gap Inc.‘s first-quarter sales fell 43%, the clothing maker reporter Thursday, as its stores were shut for much of the period due

The Slack Technologies Inc. logo is seen behind the “Fearless Girl” statue outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s IPO in New York, U.S. June 20, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Slack shares fell as much as 17% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported first quarter earnings. Slack reported

Broadcom Corp. signage is displayed outside of the company’s headquarters in Irvine, California. Patrick Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Broadcom on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue, the mid-point of which was slightly below Wall Street estimates as its chip business was weighed down by the impact of the coronavirus crisis on global supply chains. The