The retailers who were supposed to do OK during the recession were the ones with the really, really good goods which were being sold at the really, really low prices. Wal-Mart (WMT)…
24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week The CEOs are…
Forget how Wal-Mart (WMT) is doing. Sears (SHLD) is the real face of retail. Between its Sears and K-Mart stores, it has 3,000 outlets and 330,000 employees. And, it is dying a…
The new Wal-Mart (WMT) super-store in Columbia, Kentucky is longer than the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise which is docked on the West Side of Manhattan. The retail outlet’s ceilings are taller than…
Douglas A. McIntyre Some figures picked up in the media from research house ShopperTrak showed retail sales on Black Friday up 3%, which was much better than the most gloomy forecasts. The level of consumer…
These are some of the positive analyst calls and upgrades we are seeing early this Tuesday morning: American Water Works (AWK) Started as Buy at Societe General. Black & Decker (BDK) Raised…
Most executives spend their careers trying to get noticed, both as a way to achieve promotion and to bolster their reputations which they hope will be remembered long after they retire. Mention…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is doing what we believe they should have done two-years ago. The board of directors has elected Mike Duke to replace Lee Scott as President & CEO…
Douglas A. McIntyre BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. (NYSE: BJ) appears to be one of the few standouts in retail right now. How many companies are in retail are beating already-raised guidance and still raising forecasts…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut production and Nissan was downbeat about its prospects. Reuters reports that if a new CEO at Yahoo! (YHOO) wants to be well-regarded by shareholders, he or…
We have outlined the changes in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and consolidated these into alphabetical order from "T to Z" for the quarter ended on September…
Anyone looking at Wal-Mart’s (WMT) results would have have been terribly misled about the state of American retail. JC Penney (JCP) showed what retail really looks like in a recession. JPC reported…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, concerns about the global economy are growing as the G20 nations are meeting. Reuters says that Congress challenged banks on how they would use bailout funds. Reuters reports that…
The home of "everyday low prices" took a bit of a hit today when it put out its earnings. It can not longer be called "recession proof", but it is still damn…
There is no economic slowdown under the golden arches. Where else can someone buy a large meal of heart-healthy food for under $2, and only $1 for the kids. McDonald’s has begun…