There are a number of reasons that consumers have flocked to online shopping sites run by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), and Overstock.com, 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
Every so often, life gives us an opportunity that we can either choose to ignore, or reach out and grab. That opportunity for me came this year, in the form of walking away ...
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April 17 - News
Brick and mortar stores have suffered as more consumers look to online markets for retail purchases. E-commerce has an expected growth rate of nearly 10% per year.
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April 16 - News
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) recently learned that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) will launch same day delivery service, starting its pilot program in the San Francisco Bay area.
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April 16 - News
Housing is back. Housing starts have climbed to the highest levels in five years, inventory is low in many areas of the country, and continued low interest rates continue to...
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April 15 - 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
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN), Hasbro, Inc.
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April 9 - 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
That rookie class featured what looks to be at least three elite quarterbacks, including Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins, Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks, ...
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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
Dollar stores such as Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), and Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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March 30 - 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
Is Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) a healthy stock for your portfolio? Money managers are in a bearish mood.
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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
