Wal-Mart’s (NYSE:WMT) new ad campaign is starting today. The company is ditching its "Always Low Prices" in favor of a new slogan: "Save Money. Live Better." Wal-Mart probably just got tired of…
Just yesterday and the day before, the tone was looking to be that sub-prime fallout and the recent tightening on credit was helping to squash Joe Q. Consumer in the U.S. Yesterday,…
You have to love a morning where Target (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) have big news out on the same day. This morning both retail giants released August Same-Store-Sales. Surprisingly, both did pretty…
CostCo (COST) same-store sales rose only 2% during the last month. Comparable sales for the four-week retail-reporting month of August, the 16-week fourth quarter and the 52-week fiscal year 2007 are as…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wal-Mart (WMT) must be getting sick of not knowing what is going on out there in the markets in which it competes. Wall St. would think it would have a good idea,…
This Week’s Top Seven Issues (June 8, 2007) 1) THE ROLLER-COASTER MARKETThanks a lot Bill Gross. You’re sounding more like Greenspan now that you have him on your advisory board at PIMCO. …
We have noted that certain activist organizations may never be able to be appeased. That is life. Wal-Mart Watch is out with their criticisms against Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) today noting how many shortcomings…
Despite an earnings warnings out of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) earlier this week and despite some perceived softness at Wal-Mart (WMT), there were actually some retail winners that posted strong same-store-sales…
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Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) finally remembered that they are a public company today because they have held their annual shareholder meeting. This proves that the company is truly owned by the investors for at…
This is an edited version of the first story to run an expanded list. Last month we all found out that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway decided to take a ride on the…
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI-NASDAQ) is trading lower by more than 4% in after-hours trading down to $43.83. This earnings release is one of the more complicated earnings releases that this company…
