Consumer stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) falling 1.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) decreasing 0.2%.

Redbook US same-store sales rose by 8.2% from a year earlier in the week ended July 11 after an 11.5% year-over-year increase in the previous week. "Discounts continue to drive sales performance and often vary weekly based on store promotions and product availability," Redbook said.

In corporate news, Uber (UBER) is in advanced talks with Delivery Hero regarding a potential takeover of the German food-delivery company, Delivery Hero said on Tuesday. Uber shares were down 2%.

Thomson Reuters (TRI) said Tuesday it has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its global print unit to KKR (KKR) for roughly $500 million in a joint venture transaction expected to close in Q4. Thomson Reuters shares were shedding 1%.

TaskUs (TASK) shares climbed 4.4% after investment management firm Dalton Investments disclosed in a regulatory filing that it owned around 2.1 million shares in the company, or about 5.8% of the outstanding shares.