Starbucks (SBUX) brand value dropped 40% to $7.3 billion. Starbucks ran the playbook on hurting a brand’s value. The public perceived that it did not offer enough value for the dollar, particularly as the…
Despite improvement in the economy which is now seen at almost every turn, Wal-Mart (WMT) does not fell confident about the retail sector. It expects its same-store sales to rise only 2% at its core…
Costco’s (COST) same-store sales fell 7% last month. The firm was lucky. Abercrombie & Fitch’s (ANF) numbers were down 38%. Saks (SKS) plunged by 16.3% and Neiman Marcus fell 27.3%. July was a sign…
Costco’s (COST) same-store sales fell 7% last month. The firm was lucky. Abercrombie & Fitch’s (ANF) numbers were down 38%. Saks (SKS) plunged by 16.3% and Neiman Marcus fell 27.3%. July was a sign…
Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is soaring in the after-hours session on its earnings report. The numbers were ahead of plan enough that many might think Crocs was the winner in the “Cash for Clunkers”…
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) has reported that sales for the last quarter rose by 2% to $1.878 billion, although comparable store sales decreased 2.5% versus a 2.6% increase in the prior year.…
This morning we caught the news on a volume alert, but there was no confirmation of the news. Now, we have the formal release from PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Pepsi has capitulated and decided to…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) today filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the SEC. It also filed to sell 4 million shares of common stock as a result. This existing shelf…
The Wall Street Journal reports that a number of retailers are running “Christmas In July” sales. They may help store chains that are low on money, but they probably just displace sales that would…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) has been a stock that nearly defied logic in its meteoric rise. It has at least defied gravity. The company has just announced its fiscal 2009 third…
Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St./The Channel Checkers poll surveyed Gamestop and EB Games stores across the United States to track sales trends of gaming consoles and video games. We asked the following questions:…
Over the past week, the 24/7 Wall St./The Channel Checkers poll surveyed various Macy (M) stores to track sales and business levels in July. We asked the following questions: 1. How is business this year? 2. Do you have…
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) just reported earnings of $0.32 EPS and revenues of $4.65 billion, Thomson Reuters had estimates for Bezos & Friends pegged at $0.32 EPS (rounded up) on $4.69…
RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH) has been run by turnaround operator Julian Day for about three years now. He got the stock turned around, but then came issues in the retail sector and then came…
VS HOLDINGS, INC., or Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., has just filed with the SEC to sell up to $143,750,000.00 worth of common stock. This would mark the initial public offering and the company has applied…