Consumer stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) up 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) decreasing 0.9%.
Redbook US same-store sales rose 5.7% from a year earlier in the week ended Sept. 20 after a 6.3% year-over-year increase in the previous week.
In corporate news, Walt Disney (DIS) is set to raise the price of Disney Plus subscriptions again in October, according to the platform's support page. Disney shares were down 0.7%.
Amazon.com (AMZN) and three of its executives will be under trial in Seattle starting Tuesday over claims by the US Federal Trade Commission that it deceived millions of Prime customers by signing them up without their knowledge and locking them in with complicated cancellation methods, Reuters reported. Amazon shares fell 2.9%.
AutoZone's (AZO) fiscal Q4 results fell short of market estimates, despite the company recording sequential improvements in its domestic do-it-yourself and commercial sales. Its shares were shedding 0.4%.
Albertsons (ACI) workers in California, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 952, ratified a new five-year agreement that boosts wages and benefits, the union said. Albertsons shares were down 0.7%.