The parent of Sears and Kmart has lost almost $4 billion over the past three years. Fitch Ratings recently tagged it as a likely retail bankruptcy.
Douglas A. McIntyre This Labor Day holiday is an especially good time of year to shop for a bargain on dishwashers and microwave ovens, according to researchers. Other items that get heavy discounts are tablets…
Paul Ausick Every company in the United States likes to promise an exceptional customer experience. Yet some corporations do a truly abysmal job keeping that promise — these companies provide very poor customer service.…
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of HP, Best Buy and some of the other major companies reporting their quarterly results this coming week.
The trouble is relentless across the brick-and-mortar retail world. Malls are closing or downsizing. At least six large retailers will have to merge, almost certainly in some combination with one another.
The list of layoffs by traditional retailers stretches ever longer. Almost every company blames e-commerce, which indirectly means Amazon.com.
The number of shares sold short in J.C. Penney was more than 87 million on the most recent settlement date, nearly a third of the entire float.
Back-to-school season is a big deal for brick-and-mortar retailers. If Sears sales for the period are slow, it puts another bullet in a dying company.
Most recently, the short interest in J.C. Penney shares stood at nearly 82 million, which is 27% of its float.
This past week started to resemble just what we have been expecting the rest of the summer to look like: volatile. Yet, big-time insiders were big-time buyers.
Keeping employees happy can only improve a company’s bottom line. Employee satisfaction can significantly impact the productivity, sales, and reputation of any company. Despite its importance, many companies struggle to keep their…
Insiders at some of the top companies made some of the biggest purchases this past week that we have seen in a while. And buying volume swamped selling volume.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Best Buy and some of the other major companies reporting their quarterly results this coming week.
Automaker Volkswagen now has the worst reputation of any major company in the United States. E-retailer Amazon.com has the best reputation, and Apple moved into second place, beating rival Samsung, which had…
America's 10 least engaging brands disappoint their customers and, based on the definition of a brand's status, they are the most widely hated.
