Online shopping hasn't killed the retail business just yet. Many consumers still want a place to try out and buy the very devices they'll use for all that shopping.
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July 22 - News
Shares of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) are up around 9% since my previous blog post on June 14.
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July 19 - News
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s net sales in the company's first quarter were up about $2.02 billion, or 22%.
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July 19 - News
Consumer electronic stores were severely hit in the economic downturn of 2008. Consumer confidence fell and the customer traffic at the stores dwindled.
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July 18 - News
Last week's $24 billion in new corporate bond issues marked the first time in seven weeks that new issues have topped $20 billion.
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July 16 - News
Did you know that CONN'S, Inc.
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July 15 - News
In today’s information age, people like to be active, and follow their investments closely.
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July 15 - 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
Online retail giants like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) have encroached on the retail stores market. According to Forrester Research, U.S.
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July 10 - News
Could Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) finally recover? Is there ever going to be an end to all of the negative news we hear about the company? I think that the company has ...
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July 9 - News
Since its founding, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos has insisted an empty chair always be present at meetings. Why? To represent the Customer.
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July 9 - News
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the undisputed king of Internet retail. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the world's leader in brick and mortar retail.
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July 9 - News
As the turnaround effort at Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) began to pick up steam earlier this year, a slew of analyst upgrades followed.
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July 9 - News
Last quarter, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) managed a 4.9% operating margin in the U.S., while its international business posted a negative 0.2% operating margin.
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July 5 - News
The store-within-a-store business model, or as it is currently called, ‘retail inception’ after Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie Inception, is nothing new.
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July 3 - News
Investors got a glimpse of this last week when the bookseller reported downright abominable earnings.
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July 3 - News
In another sign that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may be running out of time to matter in the smart watch game, Best Buy Co., Inc.
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July 3 - News
Mr. Market left big-box electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) for dead in late 2012.
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July 3 - News
This morning we saw strong numbers from the auto industry and increasing U.S.
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July 2 - News
The entire biotech space is moving higher in response to the bid for Onyx Pharmaceuticals, especially those with Orphan blockbusters.
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July 2 - News
When Ron Johnson left J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), he left a trail of horrible marketing moves littering his past.
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July 2 - News
Following the best first half of the year for stocks in roughly the past decade and a half, the S&P 500 powered higher on the first trading day of the third quarter thanks to ...
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July 2 - News
As the second quarter draws to a close, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) hasn't seen a better first-half return since 1998, with the index having risen nearly 13% through Friday's close...
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July 1 - News
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has improved significantly since its last CEO’s departure more than a year ago, and the stock price has more than doubled since then.
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July 1 - News
For the past year, Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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July 1 - News
Many analysts, myself included, assumed that Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) was as good as dead at the end of last year.
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July 1 - News
The acrimony grows deeper between The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.
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June 28 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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June 28 - News
It has always been assumed that Amazon.com, Inc.
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June 27 - News
Kudos to Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY)'s management for leaving no stone unturned in revamping the company’s operations.
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June 27 - News
Today, let's look at Eton Park a major headge fund company founded by Eric Mindich in 2004.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
Throughout my youth, my mother made it a primary objective to educate me in the ways of business by explaining to me her gripes (and praises) about establishments where she spent...
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June 27 - News
One of the hardest things for founders of publicly traded companies to do is let go.
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June 26 - News
The retail sector has been flying. Overall, many retail related companies have gained appreciation so far this year. hhgregg, Inc.
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June 25 - News
The move is similar to the Apple Inc.
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June 25 - News
Along with the transition under its new CEO will come some difficult times for the company, and it could be a while, if ever, before profits really surge.
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June 25 - News
Last Saturday, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) permanently lowered its already discounted price for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iPhone 5 and 4S on a two-year contract.
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June 25 - News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) isn’t a cool company. It went through a long stage of trying to fit in with the crowd, but that didn’t work out.
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June 24 - News
This should be especially familiar to investors in Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) stock.
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June 24 - News
You wouldn't know it from seeing GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares near a four-year high, but these aren't the best of times to be a video-game retailer.
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June 20 - News
Less than a year ago, Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) looked to be facing a glum future.
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June 19 - News
Give credit to the hipster movement or perhaps a renewed desire for top-quality listening -- either way, bands, record companies, and sellers are all on board with the throwback...
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June 18 - News
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY)'s stock has recovered nicely in 2013 after a dreadful 2012.
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June 18 - News
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is no stranger to window shopping.
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June 17 - News
The company's shares are up 126% so far this year, spurred by a strong dividend and stock buybacks.
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June 17 - News
A bull market makes investors feel great.
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June 17 - News
Ron Johnson's flawed experiment to turn J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
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June 17 - News
When it comes to a strong retail presence, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is anything but an industry leader.
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June 17 - News
After giving floorspace to Samsung mini-stores Best Buy Co., Inc.
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June 17 - News