Best Retail Stocks To Follow Now - March 11th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener names Amazon (AMZN), Walmart (WMT) and Alibaba (BABA) as the top retail stocks to watch today.
• They were chosen for having the highest dollar trading volume among retail stocks in recent days, indicating elevated investor interest and potential volatility.
• The trio represents broad retail exposure—Amazon (retail, advertising, subscriptions, and AWS), Walmart (global stores and e‑commerce), and Alibaba (China commerce and cloud)—making them bellwethers for consumer spending and e‑commerce trends.

Amazon.com, Walmart, and Alibaba Group are the three Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is selling goods directly to consumers—examples include department stores, supermarkets, and e‑commerce retailers. In investor contexts, the term is also used informally to describe shares predominantly bought and traded by individual (retail) investors rather than institutions, which can affect liquidity and volatility. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Retail stocks within the last several days.

Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

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Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

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Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

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