Twelve of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Just twelve. Over the next year, that number is likely to go up considerably because of a confluence of economic and financial factors that…
The person who first said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link has never lifted a V8 out of a Ford Mustang. But, the analogy works in most…
Toyota’s (TM) share of the US light vehicle market is 18% and Honda’s (HMC) is 10%. GM’s (GM) share of its home market is about 22%. Fifty-five years ago, the No.1 US…
This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks from major sectors that are likely to double off of their lows we have recently seen. Today, let’s discuss the retail sector.  We…
Retail sales for January were better than expected, up 1%. Surprising news often leaves people addled. They look for some reason that the facts are different than were expected and often head…
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has put six department store companies on CreditWatch with negative implications and has changed the outlook on three department store companies to negative from stable. Moody’s &…
Macy’s (M) is up against the same hard rock as other large retailers who cater to the middle class, Sears (SHLD) and Nordstrom (JWN). Sales are being crippled by the recession and…
Several estimates from retail analysts predict the tens of thousands of retail outlets will close this year. Some put the number as high as 70,000 in the first half of 2009. Wall…
According to Reuters, the world is waiting on US jobs data to measure recession. Reuters reports that a Congressional panel is upping criticism of the Treasury. Reuters reports that corporate fraud scandals…
The holiday season went poorly at Sears (SHLD), so it may still have to close scores of stores and lay-off thousands of people. Same-store sales at Sears stores fell 12.8%. As odd…
Douglas A. McIntyre Retail stocks are in rally mode despite forecasts that a large number of stock chains could file for bankruptcy this year and more than 70,000 individual stores could close. The move up…
24/7 Wall St. has already provided a list of retailers who may well not make it through 2009. According to The Wall Street Journal, "AlixPartners LLP, a Michigan-based turnaround consulting firm, estimates…
Bricks-and-mortar retail sales were predicted to be down by 5% or so this year. At companies like Sears (SHLD), Gap (GPS), and Macy’s (M), which have been suffering for several quarters, the…
Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) Director, Richard C. Perry, continues to sell his holdings of Sears Holdings. Earlier in the week, Richard Perry sold over 1.2 million shares leaving him with 1.39 million…
Douglas A. McIntyre The news about what will happen to retail spending ends at December 31. All of the analysis is focused on the period from November 1 to the end of the year. So…
