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12 hours ago
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Walmart vs. The TJX Companies: Which Retailer Has the Edge in 2025?
As consumers prioritize value in today's cost-conscious retail environment, two retail leaders — Walmart Inc. WMT and The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX — have emerged as top contenders for investor attention. WMT leverages its massive scale and low-price strategy to dominate everyday essentials, while TJX excels in the off-price retail segment, offering well-known brands at significant discounts through stores like T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. The key question for investors is: which stock delivers stronger value right now?Both companies are performing well in a cautious consumer environment, but they operate with very different playbooks. Walmart is investing heavily in technology, logistics, and high-margin initiatives like advertising and memberships to drive growth. The TJX Companies, meanwhile, thrives on agility and treasure-hunt shopping experiences, supported by a global footprint and lean operations. Let's break down how WMT and TJX stack up across key areas like business fundamentals, growth outlook, valuation and earnings potential — and what it means for investors in 2025. Walmart is delivering steady growth in 2025, driven by its massive retail footprint and ongoing investments in digital innovation. Its successful omnichannel strategy — combining physical stores with a fast-growing e-commerce platform — is helping the company attract consistent traffic across channels. With diversified revenue streams that include brick-and-mortar sales, online shopping, advertising, and memberships, Walmart has built a resilient and scalable business model that is well-positioned for long-term is gaining momentum from high-margin growth drivers like Walmart Connect, its retail media advertising platform, and Walmart+, its paid membership program. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, advertising revenues surged 50%, while membership income rose 14.8%. These results highlight Walmart's effective shift toward tech-driven, higher-margin services that boost both profitability and customer retention.A key driver of Walmart's ongoing success is its advanced omnichannel strategy. The company continues to invest heavily in data analytics, digital infrastructure, and in-store enhancements to create a seamless shopping experience across both physical and online platforms. In the fiscal first quarter, global e-commerce sales grew 22%, fueled by strong demand for store-fulfilled pickup and delivery options. Backing this growth is Walmart's enhanced last-mile delivery network, which is on track to offer same-day delivery to 95% of U.S. households — a major advantage in today's speed-focused retail has entered 2025 on strong footing, but management has cautioned about potential headwinds ahead, particularly from tariffs and broader economic uncertainty. In addition, currency fluctuations may impact performance across international markets. Still, WMT's expanding e-commerce presence, compelling value proposition and rising contributions from high-margin areas offer a solid buffer against short-term volatility and help support long-term growth. The TJX Companies has consistently proven its ability to execute in challenging environments. The company's strength lies in its flexible sourcing, quick inventory turns and international diversification. It is not just about offering low prices — it is about offering premium brands at a discount, a model that continues to resonate with shoppers seeking value and variety. The company's off-price retail model continues to resonate with a broad customer base, as seen in the steady rise in customer transactions and comparable store sales. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, TJX's comparable store sales rose 3%, led by higher customer traffic across both apparel and home categories. Growth was consistent across all divisions, including Marmaxx and HomeGoods in the United States, as well as TJX Canada and TJX International, reinforcing the company's strong value TJX Companies continues to build on this momentum through global expansion and digital growth initiatives. It ended the quarter with 5,121 stores, adding 36 new locations during the period. The company is also enhancing its e-commerce presence to capture additional market share as more consumers shop online. Internationally, TJX is growing its TK Maxx banner in Europe and Australia and plans to enter Spain in fiscal 2027. Strategic investments in Grupo Axo in Mexico and Brands For Less in the Middle East are opening new growth avenues in promising global markets.A key advantage for TJX is its flexible supply chain and healthy inventory position, with total inventory up 15% year over year. This ensures a steady flow of fresh merchandise and supports its treasure-hunt shopping appeal. While near-term challenges like higher payroll costs, tariff pressures, and currency fluctuations may weigh on margins, The TJX Companies is taking proactive steps to mitigate these risks. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Walmart's fiscal 2026 earnings per share (EPS) has been steady at $2.59 over the last 30 days, suggesting year-over-year growth of 3.2%. In contrast, the EPS estimate for The TJX Companies' fiscal 2026 has moved down by a penny to $4.46, indicating year-over-year growth of 4.7%. (Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.) Over the past 12 months, Walmart stock has delivered an impressive 39.8% return, significantly outpacing the broader S&P 500 Index, which rose 9.5% during the same period. Meanwhile, The TJX Companies has recorded 11% growth in its stock price. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, Walmart currently trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.10x. Meanwhile, The TJX Companies trades at a more modest forward P/E of 26.42x. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Both Walmart and The TJX Companies are well-positioned to benefit from today's value-driven retail environment. While TJX continues to perform well with its off-price model, global store expansion, and solid customer traffic, Walmart's broader revenue streams — including advertising, memberships, and e-commerce — provide stronger earnings visibility and higher-margin growth. With a more consistent EPS outlook, superior stock performance and ongoing investments in digital transformation, Walmart emerges as the more attractive retail stock heading into the second half of and Walmart currently carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) each. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. 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‘The pesos are too old': Ontario woman frustrated after bank reverses currency exchange of $1,400
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Forbes
09-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Luxury Skincare Costs Too Much. Brandefy Has A Fix For That: Dupes
The beauty industry's glow is starting to fade, according to McKinsey and The Beauty of Fashion's latest 'State of Beauty' report. 'Beauty's era of effortless growth is giving way to a more complex landscape,' it observes, highlighting that while the global beauty market grew 7% annually from 2022 to 2024, reaching $441 billion, growth is projected to slow to between 3% and 5% per year through 2030. Consumers' increased focus on getting the most value for their money is the number one theme shaping the future of the beauty industry, according to 56% of the 100 senior beauty industry executives surveyed. And 54% see an uncertain consumer appetite or restricted spending as the industry's greatest risk. These two challenges are reflected in the dynamic growth in dupes – beauty products formulated to deliver results comparable to high-end brands but at a fraction of the cost. 'Many customers are not price-sensitive as much as they are value-sensitive — though differentiating on value is increasingly difficult in an era of dupes,' the report explains, offering no easy answers for how established industry players can counter dupes' disruptive force. Brandefy's Meg Pryde, a pioneer helping drive dupe culture, is positioned in the catbird seat as the beauty industry recalibrates. Pryde founded Brandefy in 2018 after working for a multi-billion private label manufacturer in the healthcare industry. 'I was appalled that you had different containers, one priced at $80 and another for $10, and they had similar or exactly the same stuff inside. I knew there was a way to use community and technology to help people decide if it was worth it to pay up or buy the generic,' she shared with me. Brandefy founder and CEO Meg Pryde Courtesy of Brandefy Recognizing that the beauty industry was one of the least transparent about product ingredients and performance just as consumers were doing more research to make informed purchase decisions, Pryde became the industry's disrupter-in-chief with the Brandefy app support its user community to share their dupe favorites. The app allows community members to compare brand-name products against the available dupes, rate them by performance, packaging and ingredients. It then assigns the dupes a 'similarity score.' The app contains listings for over a thousand brands and more than 10,000 product reviews. The app has been downloaded over half-a-million times, Pryde tells me. 'Our primary reason for being is to save people time and money figuring out what's the best product for them.' Pryde initially bootstrapped her Brandefy venture by cashing out her retirement account while earning an M.B.A. at the University of Virginia. After running the app for a few years, she realized that skincare was the biggest source of confusion for the community – especially as a virtual arms race was evolving at the clinical, higher-end of the market. A $1.7 million investment round fueled a research-and-development initiative to create a line of Brandefy top-quality skincare dupes for the most requested products. Chemist Judi Steward, who worked for 20 years in R&D with Estée Lauder, as well as with L'Oréal and Chanel, came on board to help put the science into Brandefy's formulas. And Pryde attracted dermatologist partners to ensure the highest quality, safety and performance. Currently, Brandefy offers 11 skincare products, including cleansers, serums, moisturizers and tinted sunscreen. Brandefy guarantees as good or better results at significant savings. 'We call it a national brand 'better,'' she said, adding that the company selects North American manufacturing partners that have special expertise in the specific type of product. For example, Brandefy's best-selling $49 Clinical Vit C + E + Ferulic Defend Serum is 'inspired by' SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic that retails for $182. And its No-Needles Renew Serum with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and peptide complex sells for $35 as compared to $69 for DRMTLGY Needle-less Serum that inspired it. 'I'm so proud of our product line. I've gotten so many incredible compliments, but the biggest is our recorder rate. It's fantastic,' she shared. Based upon community feedback, Brandefy is expanding into the fragrance category with three signature scents including Number One, inspired by Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge 540, that sells for $49 versus $210; Number 2, inspired by Black Opium, for $29 instead of $130; and Number 3, inspired by Le Labo Another 13, for $59 rather than $235. And all three Brandefy Scent Labs offerings come in larger sizes than their comparables. Business of Fashion editor Daniela Morosini acknowledges that 'the beauty space is being overtaken by dupe brands,' and the McKinsey report reinforces it. Since 2023, consumer spending on skincare at the high-end cut way back and spending at the lower-end rose. The share of 1,000+ U.S. consumers surveyed who spent $76 or more on skincare in the past six months dropped from 50% in 2023 to 43% in 2025, while spending at the $35 and under price range increased the most, up from 26% to 37%. Even spending in the moderate $36 to $75 range dropped, from 24% to 20%. Haircare, color cosmetics and to a lesser extent fragrance have seen a similar shift to lower spending. Haircare spending in the $35 and under price range went from 29% in 2023 to 48% in 2025. Color spending went from 26% to 34% and fragrance from 22% to 29%. Overall, interest in dupes is on the rise, with 28% of global consumers saying they have consciously bought dupes and 53% being open to buying them. McKinsey partner Sara Hudson concludes, 'Amplified by inflation and perceptions of products being overpriced, 'dupes' (products that either directly or indirectly imitate premium items at a lower price) will continue to appeal to consumers. 'Dupes' are likely here to stay.' Pryde and her Brandefy community are all in. 'We save our community millions of dollars every year through our app and products.' But she stresses that saving money isn't the only goal. She doesn't want customers to be duped by the high-priced brands. 'Marketers would regularly talk about adding a whisper of an ingredient, at an irrelevantly low level, just to make a marketing claim, like 'includes snow mushrooms.' We deserve better and Brandefy and our community helps them find better,' she concluded. See also:
News.com.au
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘It's unbelievable how fast you can lose someone': Brian Austin Green addresses Shannen Dohery, Luke Perry deaths
Hollywood actor Brian Austin Green has opened up about the deaths of 90210 co-stars Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry, saying the tragedies forced him 'not to take things for granted'. In 2019, Luke Perry, passed away from a catastrophic stroke at 52 years old. And in July last year Shannen Doherty, 53, died from breast cancer after a long battle with the illness. 'Luke's passing was so incredibly sudden. He was young. He was my age now,' Green told Stellar. 'And then Shannen passing, too, hit home the concept of: we're not those kids anymore. 'We're in a new period of life where we have to really value the relationships with people that we have, and not take things for granted, because it's unbelievable how fast you can lose something or someone that seemed so invaluable.' Green and Australian fiancee Sharna Burgess live most of the year in Los Angeles, California, with their three-year-old son Zane, but spend considerable time in Australia due to Burgess' role as a judge on Seven reality series Dancing With The Stars. After spending many months in the country, the couple are considering a more permanent move in the future. 'Australia is amazing. I love it,' Green told Stellar, in the couple's joint cover story. 'Believe me, we kick around the idea of having a second home there – possibly it even ending up being a first home at some point – you never know. When you have kids in school, it's a hard thing to do [to uproot them]. 'So we are looking at all options to see what makes sense. But having a blended family does not make things easy.' Aside from young Zane, the blended family includes Green and former Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Vanessa Marcil's son Kassius, 23, as well as Green's other children Noah, 12, Bodhi, 11 and Journey, eight, with Megan Fox. Burgess, who is originally from Wagga Wagga in regional New South Wales, tells Stellar that their three-year-old son is the glue of the family. 'Having Zane has absolutely bonded everyone together,' Burgess said. 'I was always incredibly close with the kids as our relationship grew, but when Zane came along, it was like that piece locked in where they were, like, 'Oh, this is forever.'' Dancing With The Stars premieres at 7pm on June 15 on the Seven Network and 7Plus.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Man Utd second most valuable club despite struggles
Manchester United have been named the world's second most valuable football club behind only Real Madrid despite their recent struggles on the pitch. Forbes' annual list of the world's most valuable football teams ranks United second with a value of $6.6bn (£4.9bn), and a revenue of $834m (£620m) in the 2023-24 season. According to Forbes, United's value increased by 1% despite finishing eighth in the Premier League table in 23-24 and failing to qualify for the Uefa Champions League. United did win the FA Cup that season, whereas in 24-25 they finished 15th in the Premier League and lost the Uefa Europa League final. Ruben Amorim's side will not play European football next season as a result. Despite on-pitch struggles, debts of £1bn and losses of £113.2m reported in 23-24, United continue to benefit from having one of the strongest brands in all of sport. The club has a massive global fanbase, built over two decades of dominance in the 1990s and 2000s. Embarrassing defeat and bizarre parade - inside Man Utd's troubled trip Sir Jim Ratcliffe initiated cost-saving measures after he became a minority owner of the club last year. Last summer, around 250 staff were made redundant, saving the club an estimated £8m-£10m. A further 200 staff could lose their jobs this summer. In March, United revealed plans for a new £2bn stadium on the site of Old Trafford. Real top the rankings with a value of $6.75bn and revenue of $1.129bn, while Barcelona are third. Manchester City boasted the second largest revenue in 23-24 ($901m), but are fifth in terms of total value ($5.3bn), a 4% rise on the previous year. Liverpool are the fourth most valuable football club in the world with a value of $5.4bn) and a revenue of $773m in 23-24. Forbes' team valuations are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) based on historical transactions and the future economics of each league and each team. Revenue and operating income - such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - reflect the 23-24 campaign. The team values include the economics of each team's stadium but not the value of the stadium real estate itself. Debt is measured in terms of interest-bearing borrowings due in more than one year (including stadium debt). Forbes' valuations came from club annual reports and documents, team executives, investors, credit rating agency reports and sports bankers. Latest Manchester United news, analysis and fan views Get Man Utd news notifications Sign in to access your portfolio
