McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has collaborated with Visa Inc (NYSE:V) on a website offering financial advice to its employees featuring a sample budget scenario for a full...
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July 19 - News
Retail sales were up in June, according to the Commerce Department, but not as much as everyone had expected.
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July 17 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are some of the most powerful retailers in the world. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 17 - News
Fool columnist Alyce Lomax wrote a great article on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) this week, and it got me to thinking.
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July 17 - News
The relatively high price to earnings ratio of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) compared to other leading big retailers hasn’t gone by unnoticed.
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July 12 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has a lot going for it at the moment. With 50 million members, it’s evident that Costco is here to stay.
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July 11 - News
When you lie down with dogs, you get fleas. For the past decade Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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July 11 - News
The retail industry is rapidly changing as more people purchase goods through e-commerce platforms.
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July 10 - News
I had always dismissed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), which dominates many Southeastern markets, until a decade ago when Harris-Teeter came to town.
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July 10 - News
At a glance, two recent retail success stories, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) don’t seem to have much in common.
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July 10 - News
There is a certain feel good factor about Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), the largest warehouse retail club in the U.S.
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July 10 - News
It is quite certain that a lot of individuals who have aspired to run an independent business must have executed their first sale on eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY).
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July 10 - News
Going healthy is the most "in" thing in the US.
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July 8 - News
In the last 10 quarters, PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) has rewarded investors by returning more than 430%.
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July 8 - News
According to Marketline, the global department store industry is expected to reach $395 billion by 2015, showing a compound annual growth rate of just 2% from 2010.
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July 8 - News
Investors in Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) have had a pretty good time of it over the last year with a near 50% gain as I write however, the recent results were somewhat disappointing...
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July 5 - News
That's right. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is introducing itself to a $850 billion market that very few people know about.
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July 5 - News
Savvy investors are always looking for the next great stock opportunity.
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July 5 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has shown growth signals on several metrics in this fiscal year.
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July 5 - News
On my first day at The Motley Fool, I heard co-founder Tom Gardner share an interesting investing philosophy: If you have a great experience with a company, buy some shares...
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July 3 - News
At this point in his life, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) founder Sam Walton had already racked up over two decades of experience as a retailer.
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July 2 - News
It’s obvious that investors will raise eyebrows and question whether it is prudent to invest in Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) when it’s trading at 24 times its...
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July 1 - News
The Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is an international retailer that’s made a name for itself by selling bulk brands for low prices.
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June 28 - News
Retail is a solid sector for your investing dollars, and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is a great investment for anyone looking to make money from the economic ...
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June 27 - News
Recently Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that the company is expanding its Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Fresh grocery delivery service to Los Angeles.
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June 25 - News
Retail is a bellwether industry with a lot depending on micro- and macroeconomic factors controlling the top and bottom lines.
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June 25 - News
It seems unlikely that The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ:TFM) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) would have an existing major competitor.
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June 25 - News
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) reported as fairly solid quarter. The company is known for selling food products and operating grocery chains like Fry’s.
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June 25 - News
The retail sector usually makes sense,or at least we can delude ourselves that we can make sense of it all.
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June 20 - News
The country that shares our northern border is proving to be a market worth fighting over.
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June 20 - News
Most brick and mortar retailers are having a hard time delivering.
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June 19 - News
Today, I’ll be looking at a favorite company of dividend growth investors: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT).
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June 19 - News
It wasn't long ago that few had heard of Sabra Dipping Company, half of which is owned by PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP).
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June 18 - News
Changes in the retail landscape are creating powerful opportunities for investors. And as someone who's still years from retirement, I'm looking to capitalize on these trends.
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June 18 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has reported a marginal decline in same store sales growth, citing the prolonged winter season and the increase in payroll tax rate.
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June 18 - News
There’s no doubt that warehouse club operator Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has turned in a solid performance so far this year with a gain of around 16%.
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June 17 - News
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG), Liquidity Services, Inc.
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June 17 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) entered Canada in the first quarter this year and its initial results are motivating enough for it to move ahead with stores growth plans in ...
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June 14 - News
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is looking to continue its growth story, which started 50 years ago.
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June 14 - News
On Thursday, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) came out with its third quarter results announcing net income for the quarter at $459 million, or $1.04 per diluted share...
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June 14 - News
The S&P Retail ETF is up around 35% year to date, compared to an approximate 20% rise in the S&P 500.
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June 13 - News
Most of us have seen how the advent of online retail giants like Amazon.com, Inc.
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June 12 - News
Many companies are concerned with battling the leader in the industry.
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June 11 - News
In a scenario where retailers are finding it difficult to hold on to their revenues, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has shown an improvement of 7.8% in its sales.
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June 11 - News
In the last couple years, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has been under a lot of pressure.
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June 11 - News
With the broader market barely budging, shares of PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC) closed roughly 2.5% higher on news that the bank will no longer offer full-service checking...
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June 11 - News
If you have been struggling to generate enough income from your investment portfolio lately, then dividend stocks have been just about the best way to get the cold, hard cash ...
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June 10 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has proven a truly great business to own in the long run.
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June 7 - News
When last we saw our heroes, the cold, long winter had stretched into early spring, and everyone was suffering.
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June 6 - News
