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ThinkstockTarget Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is taking its price matching a step further. Rather than just price matching during the holidays,…
ThinkstockThe man who created Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) in 2005, largely through the combination of Sears and Kmart, and…
ThinkstockWhile early reports on December same-store sales were mixed, the final tally showed a solid gain, with 53% of retailers…
ThinkstockRetailers are announcing December same-store sales figures today and, to tell the truth, expectations are pretty low. Research firm Retail…
U.S. equity markets opened sharply higher this morning following approval last night from the U.S. House of Representatives of a…
ThinkstockRetailers do not appear to be headed for uniformly upbeat sales increases in December. Research firm Retail Metrics has dropped…
ThinkstockNegotiations have failed between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, raising the threat of a longshoreman’s strike…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Some of the news about holiday sales at deeply troubled retailers Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.What happened to bricks-and-mortar and e-commerce sales this holiday season? If Wall St.’s opinion has validity,…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Just as the holiday retail shopping season gets down to its last two weeks, GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME)…
Wikimedia CommonsThe market has held a number of things against Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) management. Among them are the e-commerce…
Nearly half the respondents in a recent study said they would consider getting a mortgage through eBay Inc.’s (NASDAQ: EBAY)…
Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) reported fiscal second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The bookstore chain reported…
Several retailers are announcing November same-store sales today, and the reports are generally good. Research firm Retail Metrics projects an…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Holiday retailers fall into at least two groups so far this year. One group includes companies…
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