While everyone wants to get a good deal, selling based on low price alone is not always the best strategy for overall profits or shareholder value.
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April 29 - News
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), founded in 1902, is the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. Last year, the stock appreciated more than 20%.
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April 28 - News
Grocery stores and retail chains usually generate consistent cash flows due to their convenience and utility factor.
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April 28 - News
Renowned hedge fund magnate George Soros provided some real life to J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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April 27 - News
Not all big box retailers are the same. They all employ slightly different tactics with regards to product selection, price, and membership fees. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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April 23 - News
Sometimes as an investor you have to know when to ignore bad information. It's difficult to do because there is so much of it floating around.
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April 23 - News
Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) has bounced back strongly from the Great Recession, with the share price rising more than sevenfold since bottoming below $6 in late 2008.
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April 22 - News
After reporting that its next quarter was going to fall short of expectations, Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) was absolutely crushed by the market, with the stock almost flat since...
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April 19 - News
Shares of Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) slid lower on Tuesday, despite the broader market climbing higher.
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April 17 - News
I'll admit that when it comes to Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) , I'm not a big fan of the company. I see its death spiral as a slow, painful one for investors.
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April 14 - News
So how did Interbrand determine their value? In short, Interbrand looks at three key aspects. First is the financial performance of the branded products or services.
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April 11 - News
Ron Johnson didn't do J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) investors any favors in the year and a half that he was at the helm.
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April 9 - News
Long-term investors know two important things: Dividends are excellent and good companies are built to last.
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April 9 - News
The U.S. economy continues to struggle with some negative drags, not least of which is the still-high 7.7% unemployment rate.
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April 8 - News
One of the things electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc.
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April 7 - News
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it.
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April 5 - News
Three retailers, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), and Amazon.com, Inc.
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April 4 - News
Last week, I wrote an article outlining the steps Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is taking to improve e-commerce sales. A commenter pointed out that comparing Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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April 3 - News
Apparently Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) isn't satisfied in just Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT)ing its biggest, most established rivals.
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April 3 - News
One critical aspect of successful investing is buying solid, well run businesses; another is buying them at the right price.
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April 2 - News
For a while I've pretty much ignored an entire industry in the stock market.
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April 1 - News
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has performed wonderfully for its shareholders in recent years, and just recently posted a great quarter, earning $1.24 per share, easily...
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March 27 - News
There has been a string of positive news in the past few weeks.
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March 27 - News
It's almost never enough to just read the headline earnings from a company and ignore the rest of the information.
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March 25 - News
Credit Suisse on last Wednesday reinstated coverage on big box electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) with an "outperform" rating and a $30 price target (NYSE:TGT...
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March 25 - News
Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) has clearly fallen on tough times.
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March 22 - News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the 800 pound gorilla of the retail industry.
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March 22 - News
The first modern shopping mall in the United States opened its doors to the public on Mar. 22, 1954.
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March 22 - News
Warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) reported its second-quarter earnings with growth in both top line and bottom line.
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March 22 - News
Discount retailer Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has made a name for itself by collaborating with some of fashion's most admired designers. However, it hasn't been easy.
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March 22 - News
Collaborating with hot designers has been a mainstay for Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) and Macy's Inc.
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March 21 - News
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) targets a tricky demographic: the trendy 20-something.
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March 21 - News
Tesco Corporation (USA) (NASDAQ:TESO), the UK retailer, is a core holding of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
Is it too much to ask that when you spend nearly $100 on yoga pants that the pants don’t lose their color? And while we’re at it, shouldn’t those pants also be able to go...
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March 20 - News
According to TechCrunch, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is now testing its new same-day delivery service in California’s bay area.
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March 19 - News
When a company says they are looking at a “strategic committee to evaluate the sale of the retail business,” you know things aren't going well. Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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March 19 - News
Good news investors, the American consumer is back, or at least in a better condition than many had anticipated.
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March 19 - News
There is no doubt that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is one of the the world's juggernaut companies, with more than 10,00 stores in 25 countries and $469 billion in sales.
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March 19 - News
There have been a lot of mixed messages coming from the mass market US consumer recently.
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March 18 - News
At the end of February, I featured a retail store chain Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
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March 18 - News
A CEO with a good management team can take a languishing company and turn it into a growth machine in a position of market leadership with the capability of making shareholders...
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March 18 - News
Sometimes companies need to admit mistakes and just move on. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) has been moving in this direction by closing underperforming stores and ...
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March 17 - News
Sometimes you just have to call them like you see them. I know there was a lot of positive press around Ron Johnson taking the CEO role at J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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March 15 - News
After reporting on the "hot water" that Ron Johnson is in over at J.C.
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March 14 - Hedge Funds
Just as we examine companies each week that may be rising past their fair value, we can also find companies potentially trading at bargain prices.
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March 14 - News
Over the years, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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March 14 - News
New competitors to the electronics business, both online and at bricks-and-mortar locations, are taking sales that Best Buy could once count on.
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March 14 - News
Despite overwhelmingly underwhelming sales reports earlier this month, and even as consumer confidence bounces around, and even as long-term unemployment steadily rises, overall...
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March 14 - News
