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Retail sales might not exactly be setting any blistering pace of growth, but Retail Metrics has a report out that shows a traffic boost at the end of July should offer a boost to retail same-store...
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Retail sales growth in June were expected to be weak compared with sales a year ago, and the predictions came true. Sales growth last June was a tough comparison because sales in 2011 were much...
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Retailers will be announcing June same-store sales this week, and industry research firm Retail Metrics is now predicting sales growth of just 1% for the month. The past weekend’s storms on the...
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Retail Metrics is out with its preliminary targets on June same-store sales and the report is one of caution. The firm is now expecting only a 1.0% growth in the same-store sales, down from 1.1% a...
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Retails sales for the month of June are expected to show only modest growth according to research firm Retail Metrics Inc. June is not a particularly good month for most retailers, and this year...
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RadioShack (NYSE: RSH), at 90 years old, operates in over 7,200 locations. Even with those advantages, the company might as well fold. The company stands as a fine example of how better-run...
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The three major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning on weak PMI reports from Europe and even weaker news on US employment (our coverage here). The US ISM manufacturing index fell more...
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Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday ahead of the key jobs and employment data. The well known analyst Gene...
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Retailers are reporting May same-store sales today and it looks like the predictions for modest growth are being realized. Research firm Retail Metrics Inc. forecast that same-store sales would grow...
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Retail Metrics is out with its forecasts showing that it still expects that the May 2012 Same Store Sales Index will come in with a gain of 1.7% for the month. This is effectively the same forecast...
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It is rare, but some new chief executives fail early — just after they begin their new jobs. That leaves boards with impossible decisions. How will the stock market react to the admission of a...
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Lost in the last night’s commotion over the $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) were weak reports from retail Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN), Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS), and...
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The major US stock indexes opened sharply lower again this morning as investors consider Greece’s commitment to the austerity measures it had previously agreed to. Renegotiating the deal seems out...
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Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) reported first quarter results this morning that beat estimates on both EPS and revenues. The soft spot was the company’s guidance, and that is taking the stock down sharply...
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24/7 Wall St. often looks at the key earnings reports scheduled for the week ahead. We have the bulk of the S&P 500 earnings behind us and we are now starting to move to the off-calendar...
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