America’s Largest Family Businesses: Walmart, Wegmans, Wawa And 97 More at Forbes. “Forbes’ inaugural list ranks the 100 biggest family firms in the country by revenue. They hail from 31 states across the nation and have built brands like Marriott, Nordstrom and Kohler.” Top 100 list

 

Retail sales rose for the third consecutive month in April at CNN. “Retail sales climbed 0.5% (vs. +0.6% projected) in April from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, down from March’s 1.6%…” Read more

 

U.S. Census Bureau: Population Growth Holds Steady in Midsized Cities / Largest Cities Faced Sharpest Declines Press release

 

Xi tells Musk, Tim Cook and other CEOs on Trump’s trip: China will ‘open wider’ at CNBC. “Xi said that U.S. companies are deeply involved in China’s reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited from this,” according to a report from state-backed newspaper Xinhua.” Read more

 

Lowe’s introduces a 10-foot lighted outdoor inflatable of Lionel Messi “MyLowe’s Rewards and MyLowe’s Pro Rewards members can purchase the limited-run inflatable for just $99…” Press release

 

Whole Foods Market has signed leases for smaller format stores in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia Press release

 

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REI union workers call for boycott of co-op’s biggest annual sale at Seattle Times. “…which will run from May 15 to May 25. They’re asking the public not to shop at REI over that time period.” Read more

 

Canadian Tire Corp. Q1 consolidated comp sales down 1.0% / Canadian Tire Retail comp sales down 2.3% Press release

 

Ace Hardware Corp Q1 detailed by CEO John Venhuizen: “Revenue up 10.9 percent, digital up 30 percent, and hardware format same-store sales up 6.1 percent with transactions rising 0.7 percent. Just as importantly, our team delivered a 129 percent increase in net income…” Press release

 

Amazon Scraps Planned API Fees After Backlash From Tech Firms at Adweek

 

Cramer: Bernstein took Club name Home Depot to $365 from $390 ahead of first-quarter results next week. Analysts said earnings expectations remain subdued, but to expect higher comparable sales because of Home Depot’s SRS acquisition.

 

NRF: U.S. Retail Sales Monthly Report: April 2026 “The Retail Monitor calculation of core retail sales was up 0.34% month over month in April and up 5.73% year over year.” Read more

 

Walmart cutting around 1,000 technology jobs at Talk Business

 

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