09:15 AM EDT, 09/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher pre-bell Monday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) advancing by 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) up 1.8%.

VF (VFC) shares were up more than 3% after the company said it is selling its Dickies apparel brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 million in cash.

J Sainsbury said it has terminated talks for the sale of its Argos general merchandise retailer business to JD.com ( JD ) . Shares of JD.com ( JD ) were up nearly 2% premarket.

Hain Celestial ( HAIN ) stock was down more than 20% after the company reported that it swung to a fiscal Q4 adjusted loss as revenue declined during the period.