The next few weeks will bring three important data points for Home Improvement retailers, and their investors. You may be able to pick a winner for the remainder of the year...
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August 12 - News
Kodak, Blockbuster, RadioShack. Think back to the last time you purchased a product from one of these companies.
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August 8 - News
Once upon a time, there was a company that forever changed retail in the United States.
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August 5 - News
Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD), RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH), and J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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August 1 - News
The average American has certainly had a full plate of concerns and problems to contend with over the past five years. The U.S.
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July 29 - News
It's been a terrible year for multinational department store Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD).
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July 24 - News
Happy Friday! There are more good news articles, commentaries, and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month.
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July 22 - News
The leading manufacturer of home appliances, Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR), has annual sales in excess of $18 billion coming from countries all around the world.
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July 22 - News
Predicting what Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) might look like in three to five years brings to mind the parable about the blind man and the elephant. It really does depend...
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July 22 - News
In a detailed profile, Bloomberg Businessweek argues that much of Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD)’ recent troubles can be attributed to the mismanagement of the company.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
In the lawsuit, Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) is accused of breaching its "legal obligations by depriving dealers of the realistic opportunity to earn a living wage and make...
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July 9 - 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
Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) is struggling to be a relevant and profitable retailer. Its quarterly sales have decreased steadily for 24 consecutive quarters.
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July 1 - News
The Kmart bankruptcy story provides a compelling example of how it is that even the most popular companies can fall apart in the cut-throat consumer retail market.
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July 1 - News
Although the news was not completely unexpected, the investment community still reacted negatively to the mid-June announcement that former Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) ...
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June 27 - News
I freely admit that I love polls.
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June 24 - News
A recent analyst note compared the slow dismembering of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) to playing the popular Jenga game.
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June 19 - News
Earlier this month, retail analyst Charles Grom of Sterne Agee initiated coverage on troubled department store operator J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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June 18 - News
Local hardware store chain Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp (NASDAQ:OSH) was operating behind the eight ball from the beginning, so its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing this morning...
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June 18 - News
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) has been a great performer in the past year with a gain of over 114%.
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June 18 - News
Two of America’s biggest middle-income department stores are struggling. Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) is slowly bleeding cash, while J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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June 14 - News
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc (NASDAQ:SHOS), the recent spinoff of Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) and one of my top picks for a retail play, delivered a softer-than...
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June 12 - News
After sales dropped and cash dwindled, investors became concerned with J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP).
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June 3 - News
After several months of a seemingly unstoppable performance from US retailers, things have gotten a lot softer for the sector recently.
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June 3 - News
The 17% tumble in Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) over the past week is either a great entry point for new investors or just another reason to dump the stock if you're still...
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June 3 - News
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is now basking in its own glory.
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June 3 - News
The week of May 20 was an interesting one for the retail world.
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May 31 - News
When things go bad for high-profile Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), it can get ugly.
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May 30 - News
After a good five years of caution thanks to an ailing housing market and tight fisted consumers, it looks like the real estate recovery is for real and consumers are spending...
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May 30 - News
Last week, Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) announced another quarter of a large loss which led to another sell-off for investors of the company.
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May 30 - News
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is one of those companies value investors scream "buy," while the rest of us sit back and say, "hold on.” Why is the company's short...
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May 30 - News
Note to stock investors: Not "ABT," as in Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), but "Abt" as in Abt Electronics, the Chicago-based superstore founded by Jewel and David Abt back in ...
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May 30 - News
Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) dropped by more than 12% to $51 per share in after-hours trading after its sluggish first-quarter earnings results, which were much worse than...
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May 30 - News
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) disappointed nearly everybody, including CEO Eddie Lampert, when it delivered a net loss on the recently ended quarter.
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May 29 - News
Recent quarterly reports from two of the United States's largest home-improvement companies has drawn renewed attention to their apparently divergent fortunes.
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May 29 - News
The results are in and Consumer Reports has named America's top appliance retailer. (Hint: It's Abt Electronics).
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May 29 - News
When investors hear the word "Sears," most immediately think of Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD), the Eddie Lampert-controlled real estate play that has polarized investors ...
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May 28 - News
It’s tough being a brick-and-mortar retailer. Unpredictable, adverse weather can keep shoppers from visiting, and can also cause retailers to stock up on the wrong seasonal...
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May 28 - News
The convenient scapegoat for this morning's drop in the Dow Jones Industrials was once again uncertainty about the Federal Reserve's exit strategy from its quantitative-easing...
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May 24 - News
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) reported revenue of $8.45 billion.
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May 24 - News
Bruce Berkowitz from the Fairholme Funds continues to aggressively buy Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD).
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May 24 - News
Tomorrow, Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 23 - News
I honestly don’t know what to think about Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD), or why people would still invest in it.
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May 21 - News
Today let's look at investing giant Bruce Berkowitz.
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May 21 - Hedge Funds
Since its IPO in the latter half of 2012, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc (NASDAQ:SHOS) has quietly made gains on the markets while the majority of analysts and investors...
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May 16 - News
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) recently reported 1Q13 earnings and provided an update on their business. J.C.
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May 13 - News
The death toll from a devastating fire in a clothing factory in Bangladesh 17 days ago surpassed 1,000 souls Friday, all because of suppliers' complete disregard for corporate...
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May 13 - News
States get their tax revenue from a variety of different sources.
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May 4 - News
Simplicity is king when it comes to a powerful business approach.
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May 3 - News
When investors think of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), they think of negatives and a struggling business that has a low probability of turning itself around.
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May 2 - News
