ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom about Thanksgiving and Black Friday winners and losers is easy to agree with to some extent. Shoppers will flock to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in greater numbers year after year…
ThinkstockWhy wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to start holiday shopping? That is the question Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) would like shoppers to consider. Walmart has decided to kick things…
ThinkstockDaniel Dienst, the newly appointed CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO), has a reputation as a smart, no-nonsense guy with a lot of turnaround experience. He really will need…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockMartha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) recently went on Bloomberg TV to explain how she went from “her humble beginnings as a working class girl from New…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Yet another of former CEO Ron Johnson’s big ideas to lift the fortunes of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is coming unraveled. The wide-ranging deal signed in…
Paul Ausick courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) will be open on Thanksgiving, at least so far as letting customers in at 8 p.m. that day can be considered Thanksgiving…
ThinkstockThe CEO of the National Retail Federation, Matthew Shay, penned a letter that stated the organization’s position on how badly its members could be harmed by the government shutdown and lack of a long-term resolution.…
ThinkstockThanksgiving has been one of those holidays in America that has long been considered sacred as a day off of work for just about everyone short of skeleton hospital crews and traffic…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.As the holiday season approaches, retailers are preparing for the busiest shopping time of the year by increasing their workforces. Five of the nation’s largest retailers will add…
Jon OggStocks bounced after five straight days of selling, and now investors and traders alike are deciding which stocks to buy and which ones to sell or avoid. 24/7 Wall St. reviews…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.The money that hoped to build back the confidence from investors and customers in the century-old J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is now almost completely gone. William…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing August same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.2% year-over-year, compared with a 4.2% gain in July and a 4.3% gain in June.…
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertJ.C Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) continues to face unprecedented drops in traffic and sales that, to some extent, caused its largest shareholder Bill…
ThinkstockSo far this earnings season U.S. retailers haven’t put up a very good show. Retailers that have already reported results said that customers had become cautious again during the quarter and same-store…
ThinkstockU.S. railroads moved nearly 260,000 intermodal units (containers) in the week ended August 10. That is a 6.1% increase over the same week a year ago, and it is a hopeful sign…
