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Walmart Express Stores a Surprise Success

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 8:44 am

In a conference presentation earlier this week, Bill Simon, the CEO of US operations for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), made some comments about the 10 Walmart Express stores the ...
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After the Fall: Retail Stocks Upside Potential Remains (COST, WMT, TGT, M, KSS, JCP, GPS, LTD, AEO, ANF, TJX, DG)

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 11:22 am

Retailers have fared better than many other sectors over the past year, with the majority of share prices having risen although price to book values remain negative. Thus, either the ...
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Martha Stewart Returns to a Ghost Town

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 6:22 am

Martha Stewart has become chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), the company she founded. Legal trouble had kept her off the board. Now, after a stint as a director, ...
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Retailer Earnings Up Most in Two Years (WMT, DKS, HIBB, BBBY, WSM, BWS, FL, BBY, GME, WTSLA, GPS, ANF)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 7:36 am

With 80% of the 120 companies it tracks having reported first quarter 2012 results, research firm Retail Metrics says that retailers who beat earnings estimates are up 5% year-over-year for ...
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Retail Sales Mostly Holding Up So Far In May

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 9:09 am

Redbook Research reports each week on the status of retail sales.  Usually these weekly reports do not really matter but this week may be an exception even if these are ...
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Does A Ralph Lauren Dividend Double Matter To Peers?

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:51 am

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) has what would appear to be good news in most headline watching: the high-end apparel maker is doubling its dividend.  Unfortunately this is getting lost ...
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Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:35 am

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company ...
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World’s Top Brands Led By Apple, IBM, Google

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:04 am

You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world's top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the ...
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Assessing That Urban Outfitters Turnaround

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 5:04 pm

Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) is one retailer where the stall might be regaining some momentum. That is at least what the after-hours reaction has shown after the earnings report ...
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Can Best Buy’s Earnings Report Even Matter? (BBY, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday morning.  The company has the earmarks of a value stock now that shares have sold off ...
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Shoe Stores Jump on Profits, Forecasts (BWS, FL)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 11:51 am

Two major US shoe retailers reported results this morning, and both blew through estimates. Brown Shoe Co. (NYSE: BWS), which owns the Famous Footwear stores among other brands, and Footlocker ...
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Sears, Walmart Turnarounds?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:21 am

Neither Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) nor Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was expected to post big numbers for the quarter just ended. And they didn’t -- but the numbers ...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview Against Sears, Target, Home Depot

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 3:36 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to report earnings early on Thursday morning.  This earnings report is likely to be very different from any prior earnings report due to ...
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Blue Nile Loses Head of Merchandising & Diamond Supply

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 1:58 pm

Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) is losing a key member of its merchandising team.  The online jewelry, diamond, and raw stone destination has a filing with the Securities and Exchange ...
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Target’s Results, Outlook Optimistic

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 10:34 am

Big box retailer Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced first quarter earnings this morning that were better than consensus estimates, and the company also raised its outlook for 2012. Target is ...
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