courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Since founder Sam Walton stepped down as the company’s CEO in 1988, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has had three CEOs, all of whom had long experience with the…
Paul Ausick courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may soon have the highest form of corporate governance issues on its hands: a change in the chief executive officer position.…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has decided to waste money on a television commercial that asks customers to “come back.” Why? “We heard you.” Put another way, J.C.…
courtesy of Google Inc.Digital media research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released its ranking of the top 50 U.S. web properties for March and the list is topped, once again, by…
courtesy of AOL, IncSoftbank signals it will not increase its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). (Reuters) Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) will dump its Europe presence via selling its…
Wikimedia CommonsWall St. was mildly upset that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) did not make more money than hoped for in the first quarter of the year. Add that to slowing sales, and…
ThinkstockThe big difference between first-quarter earnings at Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) and Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) is investors’ reaction. Supervalu posted an adjusted loss of $0.14 a share yesterday on lower revenues…
Wikimedia CommonsIf several media reports are true, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release a set-top box through which consumers can stream premier video content. Even with its huge customer base and tremendous…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has released the company’s proxy statement for its June 7 annual shareholders’ meeting. From the company’s point of view, the election of 14…
Paul Ausick courtesy of AOL, IncApple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new dividend will allow management a period to recover earnings growth while offering investors a return. (Reuters) Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may use its consumer…
Jon OggStocks have enjoyed a serious bull market, and we still have the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both up by double digits so far in 2013. As…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.One year ago today, The New York Times published its story on the payment of millions of dollars in bribes paid by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) to aid…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockUBS has initiated new analyst coverage of the large retailers this morning, and we have focused on the big three retailers: Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing March same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 1.5% year-over-year, compared with a 2% gain in February and a 3.9% gain in March…
courtesy of General MotorsThe press made a great deal of noise about General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) decision to test Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) as an advertising medium. When the car company…
