Target Corporation (TGT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Consider Buying This Stock on Weakness
If you follow my articles, then you know that I’m not bullish on most retailers. There isn’t much reason to be optimistic considering all...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Is This Retail Giant Increasing Its Sales?
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....
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Why This Huge Discount Store Keeps Growing
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...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN): Is It Time to Buy These Two Retailers?
The month of September has the dubious honor of being the worst performing month for the S&P 500. Blame it on post-summer depression or portfolio...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Target Corporation (TGT): Are There Any Deals in Big Retail?
Retail sales have been generally weak as of late, with the biggest bright spots being automobiles and home improvement retailers. While retail giants...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), The Buckle, Inc. (BKE): Back-to-School Falls Flat for Retailers
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. The typically...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Target Corporation (TGT): Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Continues to Impress
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...
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), American Express Company (AXP), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Membership Rewards Drive Long-Term Growth
Companies have long offered incentives to consumers in an effort to drive revenues and help the bottom line. Buy one, get one free, buy three tires get...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Target Corporation (TGT): This Big Box Store Doesn’t Like a Good Economy
In a bit of an earnings report shock, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) unexpectedly missed estimates for the second quarter. Same-store sales dropped...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) – Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Canada: A Success Story
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)‘s new CEO, Craig Jelinek. Craig first joined the company as a warehouse manager in...
PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT): Should You Buy Latin America’s Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)?
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) owns and operates membership shopping warehouses and clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and it is widely considered...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): On Labor Day, Three Companies Worth Celebrating
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...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI): 3 Companies Doing Right by Their Employees Ahead of Obamacare’s Implementation
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...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Dollar General Corp. (DG): What Is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Signaling About the Health of the U.S. Consumer?
It’s no shock that the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), stands as a bellwether for the health of the domestic...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Target Corporation (TGT): Smaller-Format Urban Stores? Not for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Thanks.
In the following video, the Fool’s Austin Smith chats with Craig Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)‘s new CEO. Jelinek joined...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), WellPoint, Inc. (WLP): Is Obamacare Going to Make Your Spouse a Financial Liability?
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...
Target Corporation (TGT): How Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Keeps an Eye on Competitors
Join The Motley Fool for a video conversation with retired Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Jim Sinegal. In love with retail since his...
Retail Trends Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Is Focused On
In the following video, the Fool’s Austin Smith chats with Craig Jelinek, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)‘s new CEO. Jelinek joined...
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) – Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Co-Founder: “Culture Is Not the Most Important Thing — It’s the Only Thing”
Join The Motley Fool for a conversation with retired Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Jim Sinegal. In love with retail since his first...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) CEO Reflects on New Role
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)‘s new CEO, Craig Jelinek. Craig first joined the company as a warehouse manager in...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Explaining Its Success
In the following video, the Fool’s Austin Smith chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)‘s new CEO, Craig Jelinek. Jelinek first...
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) – Shareholders to Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN): Be Nice to Pigs, or Else…
The conditions in which some pigs destined for Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) live out their brief existences are tantamount to torture, and a group of...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Are Discount Retailers Good Stocks to Buy?
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...
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY): A New Way to View “Value Investing”
The ongoing bull market is a bit mystifying — the economy is still pretty weak — but given the euphoria, many traders who view themselves...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM): The New Age of Supermarkets
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...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): This Stock Is Going Strong
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) has worked really hard to create a deep discount model that has kept its customers happy over the years. The...
Guess?, Inc. (GES), The Gap Inc. (GPS): Will Asia Be the Key Driver Behind These Retailers’ Success?
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...
An Interview With Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) CEO Craig Jelinek
The Fool chats with Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) CEO Craig Jelinek. Craig first joined the company as a warehouse manager in 1984, quickly...
Big Lots, Inc. (BIG): Is This Name a BIG Idea or A Bad One?
Since a brand spanking new Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) just opened three days ago I had to see if it was better than the one I used to visit, which was...
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): This Retailer Is Heading the Right Way
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the online retail giant, released its earnings for the second quarter on July 25, 2013. As a result some heavy investments...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Is It Time to Buy Retail Stocks?
Despite Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) rising 14.1% and 19.6%, respectively, over the last 12 months,...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Minimum Wage, Maximum Frustration
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the largest private employer in the world. More people receive a paycheck from the company than live in Latvia, Qatar...
Does Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)’s Stock Live Up to Its Name?
Since its founding in 1966, Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has been a promised land for tech consumers who want to get their hands on the latest and greatest...
Time to Give Up on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)?
Have you ever seen an empty parking lot at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)? If you have never been to Wal-Mart, then there’s at least a good chance...
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): An Autopsy of a Living Wage
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has collaborated with Visa Inc (NYSE:V) on a website offering financial advice to its employees featuring a sample...
The Gap Inc. (GPS), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Retailers Find Solace in Solid Brands
Retail sales were up in June, according to the Commerce Department, but not as much as everyone had expected. The increase is good news, but the change...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) or Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Which Is Better?
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. (NYSE:...
Is Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) the Perfect Retail Investment?
Fool columnist Alyce Lomax wrote a great article on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) this week, and it got me to thinking. With the explosive...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): The Good and the Bad of This Retail Stock
The relatively high price to earnings ratio of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) compared to other leading big retailers hasn’t gone by unnoticed...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Baby Boomers Can Make You Money
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....
Will Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)’s Bite Be Sharper Than D.C.’s Bark?
When you lie down with dogs, you get fleas. For the past decade Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has been greasing the skids for its entrance into the...
Impressing Retailers That Are Encroaching on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)’s Space
The retail industry is rapidly changing as more people purchase goods through e-commerce platforms. In fact, the transformation is so fast that entrenched...
Attention The Kroger Co. (KR) Shoppers
I had always dismissed The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), which dominates many Southeastern markets, until a decade ago when Harris-Teeter came to town. The company...
Is Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) the Next Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)?
At a glance, two recent retail success stories, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) don’t seem to...
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Should You Pay a Premium for This Retail Stock?
There is a certain feel good factor about Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), the largest warehouse retail club in the U.S. Shoppers are happy...
eBay Inc (EBAY): Should You Invest in This Company Ahead of Results?
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...
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), The Kroger Co. (KR): This Grocer Is a Healthy Investment Proposition
Going healthy is the most “in” thing in the US. People are becoming more and more conscious about having fast food and soda and for their...
Earnings Preview: PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT)
In the last 10 quarters, PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT) has rewarded investors by returning more than 430%. This terrific performance has raised investors...
Target Corporation (TGT), Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Three Retailers on Paths to Growth
According to Marketline, the global department store industry is expected to reach $395 billion by 2015, showing a compound annual growth rate of just...
Walgreen Company (WAG): Can This Retailer Turn Its Performance Around?
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...
