Discovery Communications (DISCA-NASDAQ) is announcing that it is closing the rest of its mall based stores to focus more on its own e-commerce branding and to focus on ‘other retailer’ distribution channels. This will…
J.C.Penney Company, Inc. (JCP-NYSE) is proving that the retail environment isn’t all bad in all areas. The company posted $1.04 EPS vs. $1.03 estimates, although revenues were $4.35 billion vs. $4.39 billion estimates. Its…
The Home Depot (HD) net income dropped in the first quarter, as it endured a weakened spring selling season and continued to weather the soft housing market. In the first quarter, Home Depot had…
On today’s STOP TRADING on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that Limited (LTD-NYSE) will go up. The CEO doesn’t rest on his laurels and that could be a $30.00 play. He thinks there is value…
If you have read us before, you may have read something about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT-NYSE). There is probably an 80% chance that it was critical of the company but not for the entirely…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT-NYSE) reports earnings Tuesday morning, but the truth is that the company already tempered expectations with last week’s sales numbers. First Call expectations put the results at $0.68 EPS and $87.08…
Now tell me that wasn’t the most ridiculous headline you ever read? However after reading Reuter’s headline this morning of ‘Organic milk seen flooding market, I couldn’t resist. America’s fascination with Organic foods is…
Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) is increasing it electronic sales, but this morning the press release was specific to Pre-Paid Skype cards now being available in 1,800 Wal-Mart Stores. Shoppers can purchase a $20.00 pre-paid card and…
Last week I wrote about how ethanol was increasing milk costs and how this will impact the bottom line at Starbucks (SBUX). Today we need to look at biodiesel. Currently Brazil is famous for…
Today on CNBC’s STOP TRADING, Jim Cramer came out saying today’s sell-off is justifiable, but he’s still very bullish. He’s a buyer of retail stocks on weakness because this was already expected to be…
Wal-Mart (WMT) same store sales fell 3.5% for April. And, sales at the flagship Wal-Mart stores which exclued Sam’s Club were down 4.6%. Estimates were -1.1% for April. The company is forecasting a small…
Back on Monday, we ran some basic observations on Starbucks (SBUX-NASDAQ) based on its aggressive growth plans and based on our own muti-state and multi-site reviews. The long and short of it is that…
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI-NASDAQ) is trading lower by more than 4% in after-hours trading down to $43.83. This earnings release is one of the more complicated earnings releases that this company has made…
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) reports Q2 earnings today after the market close. They have not provided any guidance for the quarter and Thomson Financial is expecting earnings of 36 cents per share on…
As a guest on CNBC today (link to video), I found myself in an interesting position: coming to the defense of Wal-Mart (WMT-NYSE) shares. This isn’t exactly a change of heart at all from…