ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Retail Roundup: Consumer and Food Retailers Pressured by Walmart’s 2025 Outlook – BCI 24 News Network
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Retail Roundup: Consumer and Food Retailers Pressured by Walmart’s 2025 Outlook

1 March 2025 8:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

News Analysis
One week after Walmart Inc.’s year-end financial results shook the broader market, food, and consumer retailers are feverishly working on getting customers back in stores after the holidays and enticing them to buy more products in-store and online.
During Walmart’s fourth quarter conference call with Wall Street analysts on Feb. 20, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant’s top executives offered a tepid outlook for 2025, expressing concern about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and rising prices for everyday staples like eggs, meat, and chicken.
As a key bellwether for the U.S. and global economy, Walmart now expects earnings between 57 and 58 cents per share in the first quarter, well below Wall Street’s expectation of 64 cents. For the full year, the retail giant expects to report earnings in the range of $2.50 to $2.60 per share, well below analysts’ consensus of $2.77, according to FactSet….