ThinkstockBrick-and-mortar retailers have been suffering from slow economic activity for years, as well as from increased competition from online retailers. The rise in store closings is a prominent sign of their struggles.…
Wikimedia CommonsPoor results for the holiday quarter were supposed to injure Wall Street’s sentiment on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). On the contrary, it has continued to rise, leaving observers to ask whether…
Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai said the Japanese company could become the world's largest retailer by 2020 -- even without acquisitions. But the company has no large presence in the United States.
Sears Holdings reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened on Thursday. The struggling retailer did not post as large a loss as expected and its revenues beat estimates by a…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Mike Kalasnik, via Wikimedia CommonsIn December, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to spin-off its Lands’ End stores, leaving the Auto Centers for…
Paul Ausick 24/7 Wall St. has seen a marked increase in the number of stocks being cut to Underperform or Sell, and some of them have been the darlings of momentum traders for the…
There are indications, with holiday numbers in, that several other large retailers will have to cut stores and staff, and that some of these cuts will be large. The most likely candidates…
Most of the nation's largest retailers have announced the results of holiday sales. Among the retailers that have not said a thing about how well they did in the past two months…
Credit Suisse maintained its Underperform rating on Sears. What stands out the most is its price target of $20, given that Sears closed at $36.71 on Friday.
Jon C. Ogg courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A company can become broadly hated if it alienates a large enough group of people. It may frustrate customers with poor service, anger employees with unpleasant working conditions…
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsSears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) needs to seriously decide what its future will bring. Nothing seems to work, and the guidance it issued after the close of trading…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Investors in retailer stocks already know two things about holiday results. The first is that, over the past month of 2013, the rising tide of the stock market…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Whatever many retailers made in profits over the holiday season might wash away with after-Christmas sales. USA Today has made the point that discounts seem greater than usual.…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.At one point Tuesday morning, shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) had dropped nearly 4.5% before bouncing back. There have been so many problems at the…
ThinkstockIn a terse press statement Friday morning, Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) said that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to spin off its Land’s End stores…
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