03:38 PM EDT, 07/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed in late Tuesday afternoon trading, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) shedding 0.8%.
Redbook US same-store sales rose by 4.9% from a year earlier in the week ended July 26 after a 5.1% year-over-year increase in the previous week.
In corporate news, Spotify ( SPOT ) on Tuesday issued a Q3 revenue outlook below Wall Street's expectations after posting an unexpected loss for the prior three-month period amid weak advertising sales. Its shares fell more than 11%.