Retail industry

Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016.David A. Grogan | CNBCActivist investor Carl Icahn lost his proxy fight with McDonald's on Thursday, signaling that shareholders weren't swayed by his animal-welfare…

Online grocery delivery start-up Weee! encourages customers to share videos of recipes and favorite items on its app. It specializes in hard-to-find Asian foods, along with fruits, vegetables and other staples.Weee!Online grocery…

Shares of Warby Parker have plummeted nearly 63% this year, and Goldman Sachs only sees more risks in the near term to the beaten-up glasses retailer. "We have fading confidence in the outlook for revenue outperformance and timeline to…

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth on record for the first three months of the year, as Covid-19 lockdowns in the world's second-largest economy weighed on consumer spending.JD.com beat estimates…

Starbucks coffee shop logo seen at one of their stores.Stephen Zenner | LightRocket | Getty ImagesStarbucks said Monday it will start covering eligible travel expenses for employees seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures.The…

Beyond Meat "Beyond Burger" patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesBeyond Meat on Wednesday reported a wider-than-expected loss for its first…

A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company's showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPeloton's goodwill took a $182 million hit in its previous fiscal quarter as…

Uber will cut back on spending and focus on becoming a leaner business to address a "seismic shift" in investor sentiment, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in an email obtained by CNBC."After earnings, I spent several days meeting…

A Starbucks barista fulfills an order in a South Philadelphia store.Mark Makela | ReutersStarbucks said it will hike wages for tenured workers and double training for new employees as the company and its CEO, Howard Schultz, seek to beat…

A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty ImagesAmazon is cutting paid…