Starbucks Founder Can’t FInd His Way Home
There has been plenty of coverage of the memo from Starbucks (SBUX) founder Howard Schultz to his key staff. He laments changes made at the chain that have, to a large extent, allowed it…
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If you are a restaurant chain, what is the second worst thing that can happen? A LIVE rat infestation caught on live TV. Why is that the second worst? Because the worst would be…
Finally Starbucks Can Offer Something That McDonald’s Can’t
Over the last three months, shares in McDonald’s (MCD) are up almost 10%. Starbucks (SBUX) shares are off almost 10% over the same period. McDonald’s has been on a run with revenue and same-store…
Whole Foods Gobbles Up Wild Oats (WFMI, OATS)
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI-NASDAQ) reported the company signed a definitive merger agreement with Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (OATS-NASDAQ) under which Whole Foods Market will acquire the outstanding common stock of Wild Oats Markets…
15 Companies That Management Can’t Fix: Home Depot
There are certain companies that probably cannot be turned around no matter who runs them. They tend to be in industries where macro-economic trends are against them, like the buggy whip business 150 years…
Do Borders and Barnes & Noble have a future together?
By David Polonitza Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund that successfully forced Wendy’s into their restructuring plan that saw the spin-off of Tim Horton’s, recently revealed in their 13F filing with the SEC…
Kraft’s Cheesy Share Buyback(KFT)
Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT-NYSE) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $5 billion share repurchase program, which will replace the current repurchase authority. The repurchase program will become effective immediately following…
ANF: Abercrombie and Fitch Board Members Don’t Want to Sue Themselves
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Ah, those press releases issued after everyone’s gone home for a holiday weekend. In this case, it comes from Mid Cap Watch List and Large Cap…
Analyzing Wal-Mart (WMT)
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas WMT’s customer traffic remains strong thanks to consumables, "always low" prices and improvements made in apparel, consumer electronics, private label, and branded merchandise. To improve margins,…
Applebee’s: How High Will Someone Pay?
Applebee’s (APPB) is up 12.5% at $27.25 right after the open on word that it has hired Banc of America as financial advisors to explore strategic alternatives. It has formed a special committee to…
Starbucks: Slow Days For Mr. Coffee
Without anyone noticing, Starbucks (SBUX) has dropped from an intraday price of $40 on November 16 to $32.40 today. That’s a lot in less than three months, especially for "growth" stock. Obviously, there are…
Same Store Silliness (WMT)(TGT)(CC)(COST)
No one is likely to be happy with all of the same-store sales coming from the big retailers. Wal-mart (WMT) said its sales in February would be up 1% to 2%. After a decent…
Is RadioShack the Next Kmart?
By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist Ask the average person on the street to compare RadioShack (RSH) to Kmart and you will likely hear a lot of similarities posed from people who have no…
McDonald’s Coffee Better Than Starbucks
Consumer Reports says that McDonald’s (MCD) coffee tastes better than Starbucks (SBUX). Starbucks stockholders better hope not, because McDonald’s is on a roll. While Starbuck has begun serving food, McDonald’s is expanding its coffee…
Wal-Mart Starts The Year In A Sprint
Wal-Mart January sales were up a breath-taking 2.2%. For most retailers that would be mediocre, but WMT has been having 1% growth months for some time now. Wal-Mart itself said that it would do…