"Breaking:  CVS Earnings Beat Street" at CNBC.  "CVS Caremark Corp posted higher quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the year on Tuesday, as sales grew at its drugstore chain and it processed more prescriptions."  Read more   "Wal-Mart managers struggle to capture Millennials" by Kim Souza at The City Wire.  "“My team has dug into this, and I personally can’t see what this group is doing. There are great differences between the oldest and youngest in this generation. I understand them until they get to be about 27 with regard to how they shop and what they do,” [...]

  "Jim Cramer: Costco Is a Game Changer" at The Street.  "Costco's selling $1,000 Versace handbags for $500. The store just got in some killer Italian ties that look no different from the Ferragamos I wear, for 1/10 of what I pay for the name brand...There's enough selection now -- much more than I have ever seen -- and enough famous brands, as well as the Kirkland private-label version, that I think Costco may actually be helping to reorder the apparel universe."  Read more   "Peapod who? Online grocer shows Amazon, Walmart how it's done" by Donna Tam at CNET. [...]

  "Walmart kicks off online holiday deals today" by Dhanya Skariachan at Reuters.  "Wal-Mart is kicking off its online deals on Friday, a month earlier than usual - underscoring worries that intense discounting aimed at luring budget-conscious shoppers could result in the most tepid holiday spending rise in four years...Morgan Stanley analyst Kimberly Greenberger expects this holiday season to be the most promotional one since 2008. She sees ecommerce accounting for about 12 to 13 percent of overall holiday retail sales versus last year's 11 percent."  Read more   "Target Pins Its  Hopes on Pinterest This Holiday Season" by Christine [...]