Sears Pushes Further Into Real Estate
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) has done a remarkably poor job as a retailer since Sears and KMart merged. The company has suffered such poor results that it has begun to close stores. It has not…
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Newest first · Page 305Wendy’s New Number 2 in Burger Sales (WEN, MCD, MCG, SBUX, PNRA)
There’s a new number two among hamburger restaurant chains. The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN) has surpassed privately held Burger King in total sales, with $8.5 billion in 2011 sales compared with $8.4 billion for…
A Lucky Escape For Dunkin’ Holders From Secondary Offering (DNKN)
Usually when you get a filing for a large secondary offering of stock into an IPO lock-up period it tends to hurt the shares of the underlying company. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN)…
Will Lululemon Outshine Nike on Earnings? (LULU, NKE)
This Thursday will bring earnings reports from both Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) and Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE). Nike is a far larger company and far more important in the world of finance when…
Starbucks Gets Into Juice Business
Starbucks will open its first juice bar, under that name of Evolution Fresh. The coffee store chain has moved into other businesses before. This includes the sale of its coffee in bags at grocery…
Earning Previews: Nike Versus Lululemon (NKE, LULU)
lululemonThis coming Thursday should be an interesting earnings day as we have earnings due from both Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) and Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). Nike is far larger with a $51 billion…
Restaurateur J. Alexander Posts New High (JAX)
Restaurant operator J. Alexander’s Corp. (NASDAQ: JAX) posted same-store sales growth for its 2011 fiscal year ended in January of 5.5%. Net sales grew by 5.5% to more than $157.2 million for the year,…
Guess?… Jonesing on Weak Earnings (GES)
If you have never heard that investing into apparel companies is effectively a bit like investing in a new company three times a year, look no further than the reminder in shares of Guess?,…
Pacific Sunwear: Long-Term Viability Issues To Consider (PSUN)
Pacific Sunwear Of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) is caught between a rock and a hard place. The retailer keeps managing to lose money and that is what is bringing out the wrecking ball today. Longer-term, Pacific…
Sector Shift: McDonald’s Peers May Finally Be More Attractive (MCD, YUM, WEN, JACK, CMG)
Economic uncertainty, higher food costs, and higher labor costs… Those are not usually supposed to be a worry for the likes of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD). After all, it has proven to be the…
Wal-Mart And Target Set Mobile Payment Plan–WSJ
Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) are sick of letting firms like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) make money on customers who use mobile devices to make retail purchases. Among other things, affinity card traffic…
Costco Prospers: Are Consumers Optimistic or Frugal?
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) issued extraordinarily strong February sales numbers along with its earnings for the period that ended February 12. Revenue for the quarter rose from $20.9 billion last year to $23 billion. But…
Feb. Same-Store Sales Expectation Move Higher (TGT, LTD, ROST, SKS, JWN, ZUMZ)
Retail Metrics is out with its preliminary expectation for February same-store sales data to be released later in the week. Keep in mind that February has an extra day compared to 2011 because of…
The Most Profitable Stores in America
lululemon The past few years have been challenging for the retailing industry, and there are signs that 2012 will be no different. One key metric used to judge the health of a store is…
JCPenney Turnaround Falters
On January 25, new JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson, former head of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail operations, unveiled his vision for the retailer’s turnaround. His “Fair and Square” price plans would make it…