Walmart

"If you don't have any idea when or why a price might change, it creates a sense of urgency and a sense of scarcity," says Amanda Mull at Bloomberg.

Target and Walmart are among the outlets competing for the dollars of consumers who may have reached the limit of what they will pay.

Meanwhile, its competitors are doing pretty well, including Walmart, where groceries account for 60% of sales.

"I’m not embarrassed to say I bought something from Walmart anymore," says one such shopper.

The fluorescent lit aisles of big box stores don’t scream luxury. But for certain items, consumers just don’t care.

Walmart's on-demand delivery program starts Sunday. Target's version of Amazon Prime launches in April. Is there room for more subscriptions?

The giant chain reported strong quarterly sales. But for the first time in two years, shoppers spent less per visit.

Walmart's acquisition of the smart TV maker would give it significant access to streaming data from ads — the kind that tracks what people buy

UPS and FedEx, not to mention Target and Walmart, are all racing to keep up with Amazon's same- or next- day shipping options because shoppers have become used to faster delivery times.

While regular supermarkets are struggling in China, aspirational consumers keep Sam’s Club, Costco and its Chinese competitor Freshippo X expanding.