ThinkstockDollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported third-quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The discount retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62 on revenues of $3.96 billion. In the same period…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Just as the holiday retail shopping season gets down to its last two weeks, GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) said today that it would begin selling two models of the Kindle Fire tablet…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.A buyout of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is looking less and less likely. The process of founder Richard Schulze has just gone on for too long to make…
courtesy of McDonald'sAfter a surprise drop in global sales last month, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) surprised analysts again this morning by posting a larger-than-expected rise of 2.4% in global same-store sales. November sales rose…
By Tkgd2007 at en.wikipedia , from Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) claims today will be its busiest day of the year. The rise of e-commerce has fueled that. As in-store sales fall at bricks-and-mortar…
ThinkstockStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has been extraordinarily successful recently, and that is reflected in the firm’s share price, which has risen more than 20% in the past year. CEO and founder Howard Schultz is…
thinkstockYoga and athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported third-quarter fiscal 2012 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.39 on revenue of $316.5 million before markets opened this morning. In the same…
Wikimedia CommonsThe market has held a number of things against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) management. Among them are the e-commerce company’s penchant for offering free shipping that damages margins. Another is that the company…
Earlier today, Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced an accelerated expansion plan that would add 3,000 new stores in the company’s Americas division over the next five years and growing its China store numbers to…
Thanks to a record Cyber Monday online shopping total of $1.46 billion, a 32% jump in Thanksgiving Day spending, and a 28% jump in online Black Friday spending, total U.S. online holiday shopping for…
Drug store giant Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) announced this morning that November same-store sales fell 6.2% year-over-year, primarily due to the impact of generic drug sales replacing sales of higher-priced brand-name drugs. Total sales…
Francesca Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: FRAN) reported third-quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The fast-fashion retailer of women’s apparel reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.24 on revenues of $72 million.…
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: MFRM) is tanking after its lower annual guidance for 2012. The bed bugs are back in this mattress retailer’s stock. This is pretty sad when you consider that net…
AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) reported first quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The auto parts retailer reported quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.41 on revenues of $1.99 billion. In…
Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) reported third quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The close-out retailer reported a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.10 on revenues of $1.1 billion. In…