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Customer service surveys cannot entirely distinguish between true, direct customer service on the one hand and brand perception and reputation of the company providing the service on the other. A...
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Research firm ForeSee released its customer satisfaction ratings for the shopping season — its Holiday E-retail Satisfaction Index. The e-commerce ratings mirror, in most cases, the states of the...
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With the focus on holiday shopping, now is a good time to have a look at potential upside gains in specialty retail stocks. We’ve looked at five stocks that we’ve been watching in the sector, and...
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A number of retailers reported earnings this morning, and the results might be summarized as “mixed” at best. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS),...
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The universe of specialty retail stocks is not terribly large, measured either by number of companies or market cap. The entire sector has a market cap of about $310 billion, less than Apple Inc....
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is often considered the king of stocks. Even after the death of Steve Jobs, Apple remains the most valuable company by market cap and shares recently made it back over the...
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Online sales success has become critical to major retailers. All evidence shows that e-commerce continues to grow at double-digit annual rates while in-store sales in the U.S. have barely grown at...
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Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) was a down and out retailer… Keyword: WAS. This morning’s earnings report has done two things. First, it has shown that even the world of office supplies cannot be...
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We have many stocks on the move this morning, some on earnings and some on other news. The top movers and shakers featured by 24/7 Wall St. this morning are as follows: Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE:...
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The coming week has many key earnings reports, some tech and some retail. We have tracked the major reports by day, shown Thomson Reuters estimates, as well as given price action, and then we have...
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Most of the financial media stops at mid-year to reflect on how the market performed since January 1. The effort is often fruitless. The fact that a stock, or any market, did well over an...
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Gannett will layoff 700 people which caused a torrent of negative press coverage Carnival and GM were both victims of concern about oil price changes. The Flame Index started as a research tool in...
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Investors need to consider one thing about investing in retail. This is quite likely to be the next bastion of dividend growth for investors seeking income to buffer market volatility in the...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at...
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Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is doing something that many investors might have considered more than difficult. Its shares are actually rallying after an earnings report. If you just read the...
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