December same-store sales at Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) rose 6.2%, well above the consensus estimate of 5%. But sales for the peak sales season of November and December rose less, just 5.7%.…
Paul Ausick Customer service surveys cannot entirely distinguish between true, direct customer service on the one hand and brand perception and reputation of the company providing the service on the other. A look at…
What Eddie Lampert put together in 2005 could be broken into pieces again, and that might be the only realistic way to “fix” Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD). Lampert engineered a merger of…
Investors walked away from several retail stocks late this year. Those companies probably will continue to falter in 2012 and 2013. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage research calls this Tuesday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Added to Strong Buy List at Zacks…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Raised to Neutral with $57.00 price target objective…
Still No Eurozone Rescue. The rescue of the financially weak eurozone nations becomes more confused by the day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner continues to tour the region. He wants to convince area finance ministers…
S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) Japan says…
Macy’s (NYSE: M) believe its has some rights to Martha Stewart products which would be violated by a joint venture deal between Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) and JC Penney (NYSE:…
Douglas A. McIntyre J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is a company which many investors and outsiders expect to be in a transformation. The first such addition under new management is a stake and…
If the recent CNBC survey of US holiday shoppers accurately portrays what these shoppers plan to spend this year, US retailers can expect a pretty good year. Those surveyed said they plan…
A New Bailout Fund. Rumors suggest that leading eurozone nations, particularly France and Germany, may have begun the process to create a large bailout fund for the financially weak nations in the region.…
JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) may buy a 16.6% stake in Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) according to The New York Times. The price would be $3.50 a share, or a 16% premium to…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may enter the e-commerce business which would put it into direct competition with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), according to The Wall Street Journal, Reuters points out that Google relies heavily…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) continues to benefit from a positive read from Canaccord Genuity on Wednesday, where it was called “A twinkle in his eye?” in the continued morning…
