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New JC Penney Job Cuts Drop Shares 8%

According to a news report on Friday, J.C. Penney was forced to cut back employee work hours last month in an effort to reduce expenses. The report sent the stock down more than 7%…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

April Same-Store Sales Lag Estimates

Retailers are announcing April U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday morning. Research firm Retail Metrics had forecast a year-over-year increase of more than 1%.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Why Wal-Mart Is Adding Store Greeters? Shoplifting

Wal-mart greeters are not there to make customers feel comfortable as much as to keep people from stealing merchandise. However, almost none of Wal-Mart's customers will know that.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 10 years ago

Whole Foods Finally Posts Solid Fiscal Q2

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) reported fiscal second-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Wednesday. The company had $0.44 in earnings per share (EPS) on a record $3.7 billion in revenue compared to…

Chris Lange · 10 years ago

April Same-Store Sales Forecast to Rise 1.3%

Several chain stores that still report monthly same-stores sales results will be announcing April numbers after markets close Wednesday and before they open Thursday.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

What to Expect From Whole Foods Earnings

We have reached Whole Foods infamous May quarter yet again — in the past two years this quarter has been particularly destructive and generally sets a direction for the stock.

Chris Lange · 10 years ago

10 Things Amazon Sells for Under $10

One reason Amazon.com is so successful is that a customer can buy just about anything from the company or one of its resellers.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago