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An early report on overall holiday sales -- online and in stores -- indicates that while sales rose, the rise…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Whatever many retailers made in profits over the holiday season might wash away with after-Christmas sales.…
Research firm Retail Metrics released its preliminary estimates for December same-store sales Tuesday morning, along with its fourth-quarter outlook for…
The signs have been pointing to a good holiday sales season for electronic gear like smartphones and tablets. But for…
ThinkstockAt the end of November, some 29% of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) was held by short sellers. A…
ThinkstockBuying a retail stock is often a pretty risky venture and it won’t get any less risky in 2014. The…
As retailers face having only days to improve their sales results, they have turned to a part of their playbook…
ThinkstockIt seems like we get new data every day reinforcing the message that online shopping (and spending) is better than…
ThinkstockWhile Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) already has plans to open two additional Sam’s Club outlets in China in the…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are up almost 250% this year. The company’s…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.At one point Tuesday morning, shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) had dropped nearly…
ThinkstockUPDATE, December 17, 2013, 1:10 p.m. — As we noted in our story on online sales earlier Tuesday morning, Google’s Product…
ThinkstockUpdate: 10:13 12/17/2013. Apparently, Amazon holds a large lead in the race to sell toys to Christmas shoppers. According to…
courtesy of ebayWhile the S&P 500 index has gained nearly 25% in the past 12 months, online auction and retail…
ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has…
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