Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsFor those who had hoped that Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD)Â would break out of its multiyear revenue and earnings funk, think again. After too many management changes to count, and…
courtesy of TargetIn its second-quarter earnings report released before markets opened on Wednesday, Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.19 on revenues of $17.12 billion, compared with the consensus…
Wikimedia CommonsThe big question in the retail sector is whether any company can hold on against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Corner bookstores have all but disappeared, Borders is history and Barnes & Noble Inc.…
thinkstockUrban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) is truly a unique company, catering to a unique audience, and in recent years it frequently has not gotten the respect that perhaps it deserved. This was a meteoric wealth…
http://www.amazon.com/amazon-coinsInvestors seems to believe that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) showed signs of life when it released earnings, and that Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) admitted it was doomed. No matter which…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The venerable retailer reported an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $2.16, as…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The big-box retailer of electronics gear reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
ThinkstockHome Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported second-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 and $22.5 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the home…
ThinkstockSo far this earnings season U.S. retailers haven’t put up a very good show. Retailers that have already reported results said that customers had become cautious again during the quarter and same-store sales reports…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Based on a recent SEC filing by J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), William Ackman, who was until recently a board member and the firm’s largest shareholder, may be in a…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWWal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) sales are heavily concentrated in only about half the states in the U.S. To a lesser extent, Macy’s Inc.’s (NYSE: M) are as…
ThinkstockNordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) reported second-quarter 2013 results after markets closed on Thursday. The department store chain posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.93 on revenues of $3.1 billion. In the same…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened this morning. The retailing giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.24 on revenues of $116.2 billion.…
thinkstockMacy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The department store giant posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.72 on revenues of $6.07 billion. In the same…
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 has…