Introducing the 2017 Fortune 500 List (Walmart #1, CVS #7, Costco #16, Kroger #18, Home Depot #23) Full list | Biggest Jumps | Most Profitable   At Home Q1 Comp Sales +5.8% Press release   Tops Q1 Comp Sales -3.4% Press release   Duluth Trading Co. Q1 Net Sales +21.9% Press release   Claire's Q1 Comp Sales +4.4% / North America +0.3% Press release   United Natural Foods Q3 Net Sales +11.1% Press release   Walmart built a giant vending machine that retrieves groceries by Hayley Peterson at Business Insider. "(Walmart) is testing a giant self-service kiosk in the parking [...]

  Michaels Q1 Comp Sales -1.2% "I am encouraged with the improving trend in customer transactions this quarter, especially given the headwinds we faced as we anniversaried last year's coloring trend," said Chuck Rubin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer." Press release   HD Supply Q1 Net Sales +5.2% - Announces Sale of HD Supply Waterworks Business Unit Press release   Fred's Q1 Total Pharmacy Comp +3.3% Press release   Lands' End Q1 Comp Sales +2.1% / Revenue Dips "Retail segment net revenue decreased 2.8% to $40.0 million, as compared to the same period last year, primarily due to fewer Lands' [...]

  Five Below Q1 Comp Sales +2.6% "Net sales increased by 20.8% to $232.9 million from $192.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016." Press release   Forbes Q&A with Target CMO Rick Gomez by Jennifer Rooney. "Rooney: How have you helped the organization navigate the transition after the departure of (Jeff) Jones? Gomez: I have the utmost respect for Jeff. I have learned a lot from him. I think I had a bit of an advantage in that I had been at this company for four years. I had a jumpstart. I understand the culture and the brand, and [...]

  Dollar General Q1 Comp Sales +0.7% "Same-store sales were driven by positive results in the consumables and apparel categories, partially offset by negative results in the home and seasonal categories." Press release   Hackers breach Kmart's credit card payment system via Fortune. "The company said its Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by its current antivirus systems, adding it was later able to remove the malicious code." Read more   Express Q1 Comp Sales -10% "...compared to a 3% decrease in the first quarter of 2016." Press release   [...]