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McDonald’s (MCD): The Hamburger Economy

McDonald’s (MCD) has an increase in same-store sales for October of 6.9%. Overall system-wides sales were up 14.2%. In the U.S., comparable sales climbed 5.4% as customers continue to visit McDonald’s for the compelling…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Target Sales, Above Target (TGT)

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) just posted its same-store-sales figures for October, and it is considerably better than the situation over at Fall-Mart.  Target posted a gain of +4.1% on a comparable basis.  Analysts were only…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Wal-Mart Discounting & Seasonality Drag October Sales (WMT)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) just posted same-store-sales figures for October.  On an ex-fuel basis the total sales came in +0.4%, which is broken down as 0.0% at Wal-Mart Stores and +2.7% at Sam’s Club. …

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Endeavor’s ‘American Apparel’ Buyout Revised Higher (EDA)

Endeavor Acquisition Corp. (Amex: EDA) has announced an amended and restated merger agreement with American Apparel, the blank check company’s acquisition target. American Apparel shareholder Dov Charney will now receive a total of 37,258,065…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

GameStop’s ‘New’ Competitor (GME)

It is always interesting when you see a pure-play monopoly, and out of video game stores it is arguable that GameStop (NYSE:GME) is a pure-play monopoly on a video game focused business strategy.  24/7…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Kraft (KFR) PR Looks The Fool

"We have been searching for independent directors since we became a fully public company," asid Nancy Daigler, a spokesperson for Kraft (KFT). Well, of course you have been. But, Nelso Peltz has held a…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Hansen Natural’s Convoluted Earnings (HANS)

Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS) has posted an increase of 35.8% in gross sales to $277.8 million, while net sales for the quarter increased 38.4% to $247.2 million. Operating income was $73.4 million and net…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

CostCo’s (COST) Big Month

CostCo (COST) reported net sales of $5.21 billion for the month of October, the four weeks ended November 4, 2007, an increase of 13 percent from $4.63 billion in the same four-week period last…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

“Made In China ” Gets A Lot Worse, Cheap Gets Expensive

"More than four million Chinese-made toys sold in the U.S. as Aqua Dots are being recalled after reports that children became seriously ill after swallowing beads containing a chemical that causes a reaction in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Blue Nile Earnings Set To Tell All (NILE)

Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) is set to report earnings after the close today.  The online jewelry retailer is expected to post earnings of $0.16 EPS on $68 million revenues.  The estimates for calendar and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Is Fur-Free bebe stores Socially Responsible Investing? (BEBE)

bebe Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE) has announced that it will discontinue buying product with animal fur starting January 2008.  CEO, Gregory Scott, said "……..bebe has gone to great lengths in working with its vendors to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

CROCS Traders Send Shares To Everglades (CROX)

Shares of CROCS Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) are getting hammered in after-hours trading.  The highly successful maker of ugly shoes that everyone still loves posted earnings: Revenues up 130% to $256.3 million (consensus $258.4 M); EPS…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Why Wall St. Hates Starbucks (SBUX)

Starbucks (SBUX) broke below $25 today, not too far from its 52-week low. Less than a year ago, the shares traded over $40. The last significant analyst call on the company was a Banc…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago

Best Buy (BBY) Goes Video

Since every other company in the world from NBC to Wal-Mart (WMT) to Amazon (AMZN) is in the video distribution, why not Best Buy (BBY)? Why not, indeed. Today the company launched Best Buy…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 19 years ago