Steel prices are expected to remain solid in 2017 and beyond, and the potential for some trade barriers to foreign steel could also prop up things. The huge energy and infrastructure growth…
The big drop in the markets, the first of 1% or greater in a very long time, no doubt helped the insider buyers to go in and grab shares. With earnings right…
Sears operated 1,430 U.S. stores under the Kmart, Sears and Sears specialty brands at the end of 2016. Here is the store count by state.
Paul Ausick Usually buried in the small print of some troubled public companies is the phrase "substantial doubt exists related to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern." Recently that company was…
Another week in which the relentless strength of the stock market continued, and again this week, insider buying remained stronger than we have seen for most of the first quarter.
courtesy of J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced the 138 stores it would close today. Earlier this year, J.C. Penney said it would close 130 to 140 locations…
The 10 companies with the worst reputations according to a new poll include four financial institutions, one energy company, one automaker, one agribusiness firm, one retailer, one telecom company and one automobile…
Toys"R"Us has cut as much as 15% of its headquarter staff, which equates to roughly 250 people. It joins many large retailers that have been the victims of slow holiday sales and…
Friday's analyst calls were dominated by the retail sector. Perhaps this is due to the proposed border adjustment tax looking dead on arrival.
Stocks were indicated marginally higher on Friday morning on what seems to be a very light news day. The Dow is still above 20,000 and the S&P 500 has gone above the…
Could there be a shift from brick-and-mortar shopping to e-commerce in the grocery industry as occurred in consumer electronics and department stores?
As same-store sales disintegrate and it becomes clear the holiday season was unkind to many retailers, several retail company chief executives cannot be ousted, no matter what their results.
Nielsen publishes a monthly scorecard on the most memorable prime-time English language TV ads among adults ages 18 or over. December's most memorable TV ads were dominated by St. Jude Children's Research…
Gap posted good news about its holiday sales, in contrast to nearly every other large brick-and-mortar retailer. However, Banana Republic's days may be numbered.
Based on a new disclosure of same-store sales over the holiday, Barnes & Noble is in a decline that makes it look more and more like other failed retailers.
