Starbucks (SBUX): Give Shareholders A Free Gift Card
Any investor who held Starbucks (SBUX) shares last November and still has them today has lost about half of his or her money. SBUX hit $40.01 on November 16, 2006. After a downgrade from…
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Newest first · Page 370Retail Sales Begin To Fall Off (SHLD)(WMT)(TGT)
"Black Friday" was just a bad joke. Retail sales were good that day, but after a big pop, it has been downhill. Holiday spending dropped after that, and, in certain big specialty retailers, sales…
When Cold Weather Can’t Even Save Zumiez (ZUMZ)
After perusing the 52-week lows mid-day there was one key standout as the last name on the list: Zumiez (NASDSAQ:ZUMZ). Recently this posted a disappointing sales growth of 5.6% on same-store-sales. Analysts were looking…
Nintendo Wii Is What Online Shoppers Want
According to Hitwise, online shoppers can’t get enough of the Nintendo Wii. The research firms writes "U.S. searches for the Wii have increased 274 percent this past week compared to the previous week." Nintendo…
CostCo’s (COST) Big Disappointment
CostCo’s (COST) shares are down 5% in the pre-market after it turned in what appeared to be good numbers. No good enough. Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 increased 12% to…
10 CEO’s That Need To Leave in 2008: Finish Line’s Alan Cohen (FINL, GCO)
Finish Line (NASDAQ:FINL) is a company in need of a new action team. Alan Cohen is co-founder, Chairman, and CEO. All companies reach a certain point where the founder needs to step aside to…
Goldman Sachs Pours Starbucks Down The Drain (SBUX)
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is being downgraded from a BUY rating down to a NEUTRAL rating at Goldman Sachs this morning. Starbucks has now underperformed its peers since being a buy at Goldman in 2005 and…
Starbucks (SBUX) May Have Bottomed
Normally, when McDonald’s (MCD) comes out with strong same-store sales and attributes some of its success to revenue from premium coffee, shares in Starbucks (SBUX) sell off. MCD did just that, saying that global…
10 CEO’s That Need To Leave in 2008: CIRCUIT CITY’s Schoonover (CC)
Out of large electronics retailers, Circuit City (NYSE: CC) has become the irrelevant shopping destination and it has a stock that proves it. Its CEO, Chairman, and Chief Supreme Leader Philip Schoonover is probably…
Costco (COST) Beats Estimates
Costco (COST) same-store sales rose 9% in November which was better than analyst estimates of 6.6%. At least one retailer is selling something Douglas A. McIntyre
Amazon.com’s Kindle Only Available For Scalpers (AMZM, EBAY, SNE)
We were quite interested in Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) upcoming product release for the new e-book reader, the Kindle. Interestingly enough it almost immediately sold out of its initial supply and gave its first website update…
Shoppers Wait Out Retailers On Price Cuts
Over 50% of holiday shoppers are wandering through malls baiting retailers. They are saying "We are here, but we ain’t buying yet." Reuters writes that consumer-behavior marketing firm America’s Research Group found that "Half…
Starbucks (SBUX): Open Letter To Howard Schultz
Mr. Schultz: 24/7 Wall St. has been going to Starbucks (SBUX) stores and doing evaluations for some time. Obviously, the current model at US stores is not working very well. The stock was over…
Bidz.Com.. When Massive Sales Aren’t Enough (BIDZ)
Bidz.com (NASDAQ:BIDZ) is seeing shares battered and tattered in early trading. At one point shares were down over 20%. The online jewelry auctioneer said that sales during the Thanksgiving weekend rose a whopping 78%…
A Wild Ride For Circuit City (CC)
Circuit City (CC) has been a dog of a stock for months. But, this morning the shares jumped to over $7 after running up Friday from a low of $5.57. But, the stock shifted…