The holiday shopping spree is here, and all giant retailers have already put plans in place to address the expected increase in traffic, gearing up for the Christmas festivities...
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December 5 - News, Tech
After a much publicized and successful IPO, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) stock has resorted to trading at the mid $80 range.
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October 15 - News, Tech
Several insiders of a company selling its shares within few days of each other can never be good news for the company, regardless of whether it’s big or small.
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October 14 - Insider Trading, News
Targeting customers in the high income bracket is not going to save Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST).
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September 16 - Stock Analysis
PDT Partners is a hedge fund manager that was spun out of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)’s proprietary trading division last year.
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September 9 - Hedge Funds, News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) downgraded their full-year earnings expectations today as the retailer struggles to ignite growth at their iconic big-box stores.
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August 14 - News, Tech
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has partnered with bookseller Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) in a move to revolutionize same day book delivery.
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August 8 - News, Tech
Editor's Note: Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 17 - News
Editor's Note: Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 13 - News
If you follow my articles, then you know that I'm not bullish on most retailers.
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September 13 - News
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) continues to maintain its profitability by opening new stores and expanding its reach outside of the U.S.
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September 12 - News
The Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)’s application for approval to build a store on Quakerbridge Road, which was set to be heard by the Planning Board Monday night...
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September 11 - News
The past 5 years have been very challenging for retailers. Most of them had to pay the consequences of missing the e-commerce revolution. Some of them, like giant Wal-Mart...
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September 11 - News
The month of September has the dubious honor of being the worst performing month for the S&P 500.
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September 11 - News
Editor's Note: Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 11 - News
Retail sales have been generally weak as of late, with the biggest bright spots being automobiles and home improvement retailers.
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September 11 - News
Editor's Note: Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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September 9 - News
Apparel retailers took it on the chin in August, as consumers continued to shell out less for clothing and more for cars and home improvements.
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September 6 - News
For a variety of reasons, I'm not a Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) member, but I'm starting to think that I may be the only person left who isn't.
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September 6 - News
US retail giant Costco has launched an Australia-wide expansion with more than five stores expected to open across the country over the next 18 months.
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September 4 - News
Companies have long offered incentives to consumers in an effort to drive revenues and help the bottom line.
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September 4 - News
In a bit of an earnings report shock, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) unexpectedly missed estimates for the second quarter.
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September 3 - News
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)'s new CEO, Craig Jelinek.
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September 3 - News
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) owns and operates membership shopping warehouses and clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and it is widely considered to be Latin America...
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September 3 - News
In the investing world, we tend to focus on the numbers and big ideas, discussing concepts such as earnings, valuations, and leadership in our quest to assess the worthiness of...
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September 2 - News
Chances are that you don't have to look for very long to find articles or statistics that are critical of the health reform law signed into law by President Obama in 2010: the...
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August 27 - News
There are two ways to invest in retail stocks. You can focus on strong and steady operators such as Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) or Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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August 27 - Hedge Funds, News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is a retailing juggernaut that rakes in more than $460 billion in annual sales, the majority of which are in the U.S.
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August 26 - News
In the following video, the Fool's Austin Smith chats with Craig Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)'s new CEO.
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August 25 - News
With just five weeks and two days left until the state-run exchanges are scheduled to open for business, the reality of health-care reform, and its many unknowns, is beginning...
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August 25 - News
Join The Motley Fool for a video conversation with retired Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Jim Sinegal.
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August 25 - News
In the eyes of many traders, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 23 - News
The business of retailing is quite simple.
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August 23 - News
In the following video, the Fool's Austin Smith chats with Craig Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)'s new CEO.
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August 23 - News
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) is one of the most popular stocks for investors betting on consumers' continued love of discounts, even in relatively good economic times.
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August 22 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is billed by its bulls as a Wal-Mart killer.
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August 22 - News
Join The Motley Fool for a conversation with retired Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Jim Sinegal.
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August 22 - News
Join The Motley Fool for a conversation with retired Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Jim Sinegal.
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August 21 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) saw its bottom line fall today in its latest earnings report, and shares are off 3.5% as a result.
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August 21 - News
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)'s new CEO, Craig Jelinek.
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August 21 - News
In the following video, the Fool's Austin Smith chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)'s new CEO, Craig Jelinek.
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August 19 - News
The conditions in which some pigs destined for Tyson Foods, Inc.
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August 16 - News
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) has a storied history.
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August 16 - News
Hidden inflation is an insidious devourer of profit. Forget what the Consumer Price Index is telling us -- higher costs don't always get passed on to the consumer.
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August 14 - News
The American consumer is slowly coming back from the worst recession in decades, but the road to financial health isn’t without a number of potholes.
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August 9 - News
The ongoing bull market is a bit mystifying -- the economy is still pretty weak -- but given the euphoria, many traders who view themselves as "value investors" probably feel ...
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August 7 - News
A cultural shift has occurred in America over the simple question of Bulk or Organic? It’s not an easy question to answer; both produce totally different lifestyles that Americans...
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August 7 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has worked really hard to create a deep discount model that has kept its customers happy over the years.
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August 5 - News
Several U.S.-based retailers are struggling in key markets such as North America and Europe due to a rough economic environment which is leading to poor store traffic.
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August 5 - News
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Craig Jelinek.
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August 2 - News
