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The Worst CEOs In American History
The age of the American CEO did not begin until the end of the 19th century. Prior to that time, all the largest businesses in America were run by owners and families…
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The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
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Brand Value And Stock Value: Soft Drinks, Candy, Soap, And Soup
Large consumer companies spend a great deal of marketing money on creating, preserving, and increasing the image of their brands. If a product has problems, the process does not always work. Toyota…
5:18am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart (WMT) To Cut Over 11,000 Workers
It is cause for worry when the world’s largest retailer cuts 11,200 people right after a rough holiday sales season. Wal-Mart will fire that many people at its Sam’s Club division. The…
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America’a Most Beloved And Hated CEOs
Glassdoor keeps tabs on employee impressions of management and work conditions at major companies. The survey site has more than one million users who review over 70,000 firms. These companies represent all industries, 100% of…
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Media Digest 1/15/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China says there are ways to resolve problems with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), but the US is uncertain. Reuters: Oil fell to $79 over concerns about the US economy. Reuters: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) earnings…
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Retail
Lampert’s Surprise For Sears Holders (SHLD)
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) has been a significant winner lately even though it has been a very poor retailer for most of its recent history. But Eddie Lampert’s surprises was that…
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The 15 Most Hated Companies In America
Customers, employees, shareholders, and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. has looked at many of these issues to choose the 15 most hated companies in America. We evaluated…
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Retail
Neiman Marcus And Sears Crushed In New E-Commerce Survey
Customer satisfaction with the e-commerce operations at Neiman Marcus and Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) was particularly bad this shopping season based on research covering the 40 largest US retailers based on internet revenue. The poll results come from…
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The Problem With Late Research, Or No Research At All
comScore, which measures online consumer behavior, is among the best companies at analyzing traffic to websites. comScore also decodes what people do when they get to their online destinations. The value of…
5:05am ET
Retail
The Renaissance Of E-Commerce (M)(JWN)(AMZN)(WMT)(TGT)
There are bits of research that say holiday e-commerce sales rose in the double digits over the Thanksgiving weekend and did even better on Monday. E-commerce sales have risen as a total percentage…
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Retail
Amazon (AMZN) And Apple (AAPL) Big Black Friday Online Winners
Most people would guess that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) would do well this holiday season–better than their respective competitors. Thanksgiving e-commerce traffic is that the online sales site and consumer electronics…
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Retail
Thursday Earnings Retail Bonanza (DKS, FL, GPS, ROST, SHLD, BKE, PLCE, WTSLA, WSM, ZUMZ)
The earnings season is mostly winding down, but we still have a slew of retail earnings in the apparel and home categories. On Thursday alone, we have earnings from Dick’s Sporting Goods…
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Retail & Apparel Earnings Dominate Next Week (SKS, BJ, GYMB, ANN, DKS, FL, GPS, SHLD, PLCE, WTSLA, ZUMZ)
It seems that earnings season is winding down, but next week we have many of the key retail and apparel players reporting earnings. Saks Incorporated (NASDAQ: SKS), BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE:…
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Media
Media Digest 11/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The value of the yuan could cause a trade war between the US and China. Reuters: Executive pensions rose despite drops in stock prices. Reuters: Lloyds will make a large stock…