FINANCE

Rite Aid Corp. on Wednesday posted a big jump in quarterly profit as the drug store retailer benefited from its ongoing sale of 1,932 stores to Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

Pier 1 Imports has found its new CFO.

JCP Investment Management, BLR Partners LP and Joshua E. Schechter want Casey’s General Stores to explore alternatives, including a sale or merger, believing the company offer more value in a sale than as a standalone company.

The anticipated tax bill could spur retail automation — and slash payrolls.

A note by one analyst has put industry observers into a tizzy.

The parent of QVC has officially added its biggest rival — home shopping giant HSN — to its portfolio of online and catalog retail companies.

A blast of cold weather across the country, coupled with year-end sales, heated up e-commerce sales momentum during the last week of 2017.

The new year brought with it higher minimum wages in 18 states and about 20 localities.