To determine the value of ending inventory and, ultimately, margins, many retailers have stuck with an accounting practice known as the retail inventory method — in some cases for more than 100 years ...

Retailers are trying to manage cost increases from President Donald Trump's tariffs. A practice known as retail inventory method accounting could affect how higher costs show up in companies' profit ...

With the trade war likely averted—for now—investors don’t have to worry about many more surprises from retailers right? Wrong, says Bernstein analyst Zhihan Ma. Now it’s time to worry about accounting ...

Retail giant Walmart is known for low prices, but those prices are about to go up. On its latest earnings call, CEO Doug McMillon and CFO John David Rainey warned that the company cannot absorb all ...