American Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: APP) was recently called out by 24/7 Wall St. as a brand which may disappear in 2012 in a large brand “deathwatch” piece in recent days. Our concern is not…
ThinkstockWe have seen a massive run-up, followed by a tempering of those gains, in the coffee sector. Some are looking for consolidation to continue. Others are looking at trying to find the last independent…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) faces a sales tax in California that it is not willing to pay. As a result, its relationships with affiliates in the state became strained, and the company will likely face…
If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, we have not exactly hid the fact that this “online coupon and daily deals” business is not very hard to compete against. …
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has set the financial terms for its initial public offering. According to a filing this morning, Dunkin’ aims to sell 22.25 million shares at a price range of $16.00 to…
World food prices reached close to record levels last month, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. They will probably remain high throughout the next year. Low crop production and an increase in…
The month of June looks to have been pretty good for some U.S. retailers. Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M), Limited Brands Inc. (NYSE: LTD), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Stage…
Skullcandy is a company many investors and many adults may have never heard of. That may change as the company has now updated the SEC paperwork for an IPO. The company first filed an…
It may not seem like much when gasoline costs $3.70 per gallon of regular, but Wal-Mart will cut gas prices by a dime for the next 90 days. While it may not do much…
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is actually trading up on a day that the broader market is down considerably. That always makes being critical sound a bit misplaced, but we are not looking at…
We have already called Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) a great value stock before and after its last earnings report last week. Despite a choppy market, its shares have been rallying. Now this…
One of the major stories in the Washington press this mornings is not about the deficit, the Presidential race, or members of Congress who have resigned because of indiscretions. Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) may…
Investors need to consider one thing about investing in retail. This is quite likely to be the next bastion of dividend growth for investors seeking income to buffer market volatility in the shares. This…
The numbers are worse every time the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization organization issues a new report. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 predicts that prices will drop slightly this year because global harvests are supposed…
J.C. Penny (NYSE: JCP) shares rose sharply on Tuesday after the troubled retailer announced that the chief of Apple’s retail operations (NASDAQ: AAPL), Ron Johnson, would be its new CEO. The stock moved higher…