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Can Best Buy's New 'Marketplace' Poach Customers from Amazon?
11:30AM 9/08/2011
Company News, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Amazon.com, Retail, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy
Best Buy is taking its best shot at stealing some online market share from Amazon.com with a completely new service meant to challenge the world's largest e-commerce company. Best Buy Marketplace will substantially increase the number of products available at the Best Buy website.
Confidential Memo: Walmart Sales in Trouble
8:00AM 8/04/2011
A confidential memo obtained by Bloomberg reveals some big concerns at Walmart -- its U.S. sales, particularly at stores open at least a year, are in big trouble. It's the latest in a long list of bad news for the domestic chain and will certainly put more pressure on CEO Mike Duke.
Week in Preview: Earnings from Bed Bath & Beyond, Monsanto and More
8:00AM 4/03/2011
Company News, Economy, Investing, Earnings, Bed Bath & Beyond, Stocks in the News, Market News
Home retailers Bed Bath & Beyond and Pier 1 Imports are scheduled to post quarterly earnings this week, along with Monsanto, the biotech, agriculture and chemical giant. Here's what analysts expect to see.
Week in Preview: Retail Earnings in the Spotlight
10:00AM 2/21/2011
Company News, Investing, Earnings, Home Depot, JC Penney, Wal-Mart Stores, Stocks in the News, Chrysler
Many of America's best-known retailers, including Walmart, Home Depot and JCPenney, will be stepping into the earnings spotlight this week. Their reports come on the heels of disappointing January retail sales numbers from the Commerce Department.
When IBM raised its buyback authorization by $10 billion on Oct. 26, it was the 259th company to announce repurchase plans in October alone. Citi Investment Research says a long-term trend of rising buybacks has only just begun.
Hope for Holiday Retail Sales
9:30AM 10/06/2010
Holiday sales will rise an estimated 2.3% this year, according to forecasts from the National Retail Federation. It may not sound like much, but it will be a victory for retailers if they can enjoy their first decent year since 2007.
Wal-Mart Quietly Raises Prices
11:30AM 8/10/2010
Prices for some products at a Virgina Walmart Superstore have jumped 6% to 65% in the past few weeks, a JPMorgan Chase study found. Does this mark the end of low, low prices?
Face-Off on Stocks: Dividend-Paying Retail Plays
9:00AM 7/12/2010
Retailers posted mixed results for June same-store sales, with some big surprises -- Abercrombie & Fitch -- and some major disappointments -- Target. Take a look at the bull and bear arguments for some retail stock picks.
Business and Labor Are Girding for the 'Check Card' War
3:20PM 12/29/2009
At issue is the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also known as Card Check, a union-backed proposal that would enable workers to join a union if more than 50% of workers at a facility sign membership cards.
Sears cuts its losses in 3Q, Kmart sales turn up
11:20AM 11/19/2009
Company News, Earnings, JC Penney, Sears Holdings, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp
An improvement in sales at Kmart and cost-cutting overall helped Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) show better results in the third quarter.
The parent of Sears and Kmart stores posted a net loss of $127 million, less than the $146 million it posted the same time last year. That translates to $1.09 per...
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