Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is showing just how much of a conundrum there is between today’s retail stock valuations and the reality of what to expect from earnings ahead. Macy’s had a narrower loss…
Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) surged over 20% to a yearly high of $209.19. Â The global online travel agency rose after the company forcast that 4Q earnings would be at least $1.52 a share, with…
The cynic’s view of Wal-Mart’s (NYSE:WMT) new expansion of its Great Value private label food brand is that it is aimed at making as much money as possible from those who are out of work…
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) spends a great deal of its test kitchen time trying to beat the clock. It has occurred to the fast food chain that a customer who expects to wait 30 seconds for…
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is not satisfied challenging rivals like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Target (NYSE:TGT) in the e-book and toy businesses. Its program to take the lion’s share of the modest number of consumers likely to…
The great growth mystery of True Religion Apparel Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG) might be coming in too light. After the close of trading, the high-end, or at least high-priced, jean and apparel maker posted earnings…
Two coffee companies which sell their products online and through retailers are merging. They should be able to create a formidable competitor for Starbuck’s  retail business outside its own stores. Diedrich (NASDAQ:DDRX) will be bought by Peet’s…
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) becomes more aggressive in soliciting new customers and undercutting rivals as each week passes. It has the balance sheet and retail locations to do those things. The world’s largest retailer recently cut…
The efforts of Cadbury’s board to keep the company out of the clutches of Kraft (NYSE:KFT) will likely fail because no second bidder has emerged. The Times says that Kraft will make a hostile…
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is supposed to be the big-box retailer that caters to affluent shoppers and business. The recession may have got the better of the company. It will start taking Food Stamps. A number…
The price of being dead just dropped. It is a good thing, given the troubles in the economy. Wal-Mart is beginning to sell caskets and urns at walmart.com. Some of the caskets are prices…
Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU) is a retail and commercial coffee vendor.  Its stock has soared more than 500% this year, well outperforming its peer group.  24/7 Wall St. had an opportunity to interview the company’s President…
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) is making its re-return this morning and is joining in a long line of a very disappointing IPO market. Dole may be the largest producer and seller of…
The American Booksellers Association wants to know the motivation of Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Target (NYSE:TGT), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) for selling popular books online for under $10. The industry group has asked The Justice Department to investigate…
Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose nearly 10% after hours to $101.70, well above the stock’s 52-week high. Revenue increased 28% to $5.45 billion in the third quarter, compared with $4.26 billion in same quarter last…