Free Shipping Becomes Freer
The L.L. Bean website says the retailer will offer free shipping for any order placed with the company. Unlike other retailers there will be no minimum purchase price to qualify. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), the…
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The market does not expect much from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). The company is about to release quarterly figures. Analysts think that results will be hurt by low TV sales. Best Buy management counters…
The Fresh Market Insiders Selling After Great IPO (TFM)
The Fresh Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFM) has enjoyed a solid performance since its IPO in late 2010. Those shares were recently up 100% from the pricing and the stock has never come close to…
Lululemon, A Breather on Earnings (LULU)
lululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) may be taking a breather after earnings. The yoga-themed near-monopoly beat earnings but it looks as though the revenues may have been soft compared to what some investors might…
Does Diet Coke Taste Better Than Pepsi?
The Wall Street Journal reports that sales of Diet Coke in the US have passed those of Pepsi. Regular, sugary Coke holds the top spot. The Journal’s analysis of the situation largely supposes that…
Luxury Outfits Face Further Japan Fallout (TIF, COH, RL)
Another sector which may go unnoticed by many is the luxury retail and luxury goods sector where many companies derive huge profits from the Japan market. It goes without saying that almost nobody there…
Today’s Winning Trade: The Impoverished Consumer Returns (WMT, MCD, DG, DLTR, FDO)
On a day when lower oil has not prevented a triple-digit drop in the DJIA and a larger 1.7% drop in the S&P 500, we wanted to see what was working out there. There…
The Deal That Couldn’t Be Is: Starbucks & Green Mountain (SBUX, GMCR, KFT)
ThinkstockStarbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) did end up signing a pact with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR). The move was obvious to some, but will be shocking to others. Starbucks has been in…
McDonald’s: Value Meets Sales Growth (MCD)
>McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is trading lower this morning after its global same-store sales rose by +3.9% in February. Europe led the growth with a gain of +5.1%; Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and Africa rose by…
Subway Passes McDonald’s In Global Store Count
Subway now has more outlets than McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), according to the sandwich shop chain. Subway had 33,749 restaurants across the world at the end of 2010, it claims. McDonald’s had 32,737 at year-end, according…
Wal-Mart Dividend Squeezes Competition (WMT, SPG, COST, TGT, BJ, COST)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) took a page from the dividend competition playbook when it raised its payout. The stock market has not been a huge helping hand for the shares so far. Still,…
Bilking the Rich: Rising Diamond Prices (TIF, NILE)
There is a prevailing belief that higher oil prices act as a tax on the poor and middle classes because everyone pays the same for gasoline and energy regardless of income. If that is…
iPad2… Killing ZAGG (ZAGG, AAPL)
ZAGG Incorporated (NASDAQ: ZAGG) is getting crushed today due to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and a feature of its iPad2 that Steve Jobs himself debuted today. ZAGG makes the invisibleSHIELD and makes skins for…
Kohl’s Joins Dividend Pressure Buckling Trend (KSS)
Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) has buckled to the pressure to pay a dividend. At the end of January, we highlighted eight non-dividend payers that need to pay dividends. Kohl’s was among those. The company’s…
America’s Worst Board Members: Matthew H Paull Of Best Buy
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) just issued another piece of nasty news. It will close its nine branded stores in China. It is another in a series of signs that the electronics retailer is in…