NEW YORK (AP) — At Walmart, sales of teeth whitener are popping as customers take their masks off. So are travel items. Macy’s says that special occasion dressing like prom dresses as well as luggage, men’s tailored clothing and dressy sandals are on the upswing. Newly vaccinated shoppers are emerging from their homes and going out again and that, along with government stimulus payments, is helping to boost Walmart’s and Macy’s quarterly results. They were among the first to release figures for the spring period. Walmart boosted its annual earnings-per-share outlook while Macy’s surprisingly swung back into the profit column and it boosted its guidance for all of 2021. Home Depot, the nation’s largest home improvement chain, also delivered stellar results on Tuesday.
