Retail

Who Loses as Nike Parts Ways With Amazon?

Posted: November 13, 2019 at 12:55 pm

Athletic gear maker Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) is ending a program it launched with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in 2017 selling Nike products directly on Amazon's website. The soon-to-be-dead program ...
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Will Walmart Outdo Amazon When It Reports Thursday Morning?

Posted: November 13, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is scheduled to release its fiscal third-quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday. The consensus estimates are calling for $1.09 in earnings per share ...
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Will a Hong Kong Listing for Alibaba Influence Its Daily Trading in New York?

Posted: November 13, 2019 at 10:25 am

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) is the top online seller of everything in China and Asia, and the company has largely become China's most valuable company, with a market ...
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Is Advance Auto Parts Growing Fast Enough?

Posted: November 12, 2019 at 10:20 am

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) reported its third-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Tuesday. The specialty retailer said that it had $2.10 in earnings per share (EPS) ...
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Problems Persist With Walgreens Potential Go-Private Transaction

Posted: November 11, 2019 at 2:43 pm
Last updated: November 12, 2019 7:08 am

When reports of a go-private transaction are announced by media outlets, it usually sends shares of the underlying company higher. That has definitely been the case when it comes to ...
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Is Kroger’s Updated Guidance Really That Exciting?

Posted: November 5, 2019 at 1:35 pm

Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) shares jumped on Tuesday after the grocery chain announced an update to its 2019 full-year guidance, as well as a business update. As part of this ...
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Wayfair Shareholders Have Every Right to Be Concerned After Its Losses

Posted: October 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Having revenue growth of more than 35% is above and beyond the norm. It's also a number that would attract many growth investors if it was in a vacuum. In ...
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Tiffany Is Not a Very Good Company

Posted: October 29, 2019 at 6:50 am

Tiffany & Co.'s (NYSE: TIF) stock is up 31% over the past five years, compared to a rise of 50% for the S&P 500. If it were not for an ...
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Tiffany Gets a $14.5 Billion Bid; Are Others Out There?

Posted: October 28, 2019 at 10:05 am

Luxury retailer Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) on Monday confirmed that it has received an unsolicited bid from Paris-based LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton to acquire the renowned U.S. jeweler ...
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Is Walgreens Getting Enough Out of Q4 Earnings?

Posted: October 28, 2019 at 9:50 am

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Monday. The retailer said that it had $1.43 in earnings per share (EPS) ...
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People Want Retailers to Know What They Want

Posted: October 26, 2019 at 8:50 am

Apparently, shoppers do not want to wander around stores looking for items they may want to buy. They also do not want to wander around websites looking for specific items ...
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Walmart Shares Clobber Amazon This Year

Posted: October 26, 2019 at 8:35 am

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) posted poor earnings and then lost out on a major cloud deal with the U.S. Department of Defense. In the meantime, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has ...
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Walmart Starts Holiday Sales While It’s Still 90 Degrees in Phoenix

Posted: October 23, 2019 at 1:45 pm

It's that time of year again. Actually, it's a little early for that time of year, but there's a good reason to get a jump on holiday season shopping this ...
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How Amazon Is Stealing Search From Google

Posted: October 15, 2019 at 10:04 am

While Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) trails Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google by a factor of nearly six in search advertising, Amazon's share is expected to rise by three percentage points ...
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Amazon Tells Us What’s Important — to Amazon

Posted: October 11, 2019 at 11:15 am

U.S. corporations are not known for their willingness to adopt a public stance on controversial political issues. On pocketbook issues, they are rarely silent, in either word or action. Just ...
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