Walmart U.S. Q3 comp sales1 grew 6.4% and Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales grew 79%, Q3 FY21 GAAP EPS of $1.80; Adjusted EPS2 of $1.34, Company incurs incremental costs related to COVID-19 of $0.6 billion
details at: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/11/17/walmart-releases-q3-fy21-earnings
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When U.K. bookseller James Daunt took over as CEO of Barnes & Noble a year ago, after a sale that landed it in private hands, he faced the formidable challenge of rescuing the chain from troubles largely of its own making, in the shadow of Amazon's prowess in the segment. At the time of the sale, annual revenue at Barnes & Noble hadn't grown for seven years, declining, in fact, by some $700 million since 2015. As Amazon powered on as a top bookseller, Barnes & Noble cycled through a series of CEOs and strategies.