Santa will be thinner this year, a sign that he cannot afford all that rich food. It is a good thing that he wears a beard because can’t afford a razor.By most estimates, this will be the worst...
We are still seeing overall weak trends in the retail sector.  This is no shock based upon the overall drop in the economy and the growing army of unemployed workers out there.  But there are ...
The good news from JCPenney (JCP) was that it finished the year with $3.4 billion in cash.The bad news is that the company is slowly disappearing. It expects same-store sales in the current quarter...
Back in February, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) signed a contract with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) to create Martha Stewart Living stores within Penney’s own stores. Macy’s...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Thursday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of JC Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP), LM Ericsson Telephone...
Source: Wikimedia CommonsOn Friday, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported very disappointing second-quarter results, reporting a loss of 37 cents a share after the company sales dropped...
Source: courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.As the fight between big J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) shareholder and former board member William Ackman and some of the rest of the board rages on, no one...
JCP Investment Management has disclosed ownership of more than 5% of Farmer Brothers.
Movie studios hope for, plan for, and pray for that blockbuster film that will pay everyone’s bonuses for the year. For retailers, a blockbuster like, say, the Cabbage Patch dolls, are both good...
Source: Wikimedia CommonsJCPenney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported an adjusted second-quarter net loss of $0.37 per share and $3.02 billion in revenues before markets opened today. EPS for the same...
Standard & Poor’s downgraded the ratings on Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Neiman Marcus (private) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Standard &...
In 2010, U.S. firms hired an estimated 627,000 temporary workers to help meet demand for customer service, package handling and warehousing. Of that total, about 495,000 were hired in retail stores....