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The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ: GYMB) has hardly been on the market for much time after shares had a great ten days or so on word that it was reviewing alternatives in hope of getting a private...
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has a brand crisis in the works.  Yesterday it was no winner in the move for same store sales in September at a time when many retail chains blew past expectations.  Same store...
This week will mark some key retail sales data for the month of September-2010 in same-store-sales.  So far we are seeing some positive trends from many of the retailers and there are some expected...
Retailers are reporting August same-store sales numbers today, and on the whole the reports are positive after a very cautious and dismal July. August is prime back-to-school shopping time, the...
The earnings report from Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS) was partly like the Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) report yesterday, but the outlook from Kohl’s leaves a simple observation:  Macy’s is taking...
Retailers are reporting July sales figures this morning, and so far there’s not a lot of excitement. July is the time when stores clear out summer merchandise to stock up on back-to-school gear....
Target Corp.  (NYSE: TGT) and Best Buy Co (NYSE: BBY)  tried to suck up to State Rep. Ron Emmer,  a conservative Republican who has a good chance of becoming the next governor of their home state...
There are many major stocks to watch this coming week as The Unusual Suspects… We tried to refrain from many earnings previews as earnings season still has too many players to single out just a...
Founders of companies can become worth hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions, when they keep large shareholdings in their companies.  The catch is that the companies have to succeed. ...
Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has raised its dividend, and the raise is substantial even if the yield is not.  The higher-end and luxury apparel retail department store hiked its dividend from $0.16...
Earnings are in today from a number of retailers, not all of which are blazing, but all are better than a year ago. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), TJX Companies, Inc....
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) has been in our list of Unusual Suspects each weekend now for three weeks running.  It isn’t because the earnings were great or because of continued hype...
Today’s Retail Business Daily has a roundup of names in the retail sector that are responding to changes and news in the Industry. The market continues to improve for many top retailers. A...
Investors are going to get to see some very pleasant surprises on the same store sales data for the month of March 2010 from major retailers.  The media will likely tout this as further evidence of...
If all goes smoothly, the future of Tiger Woods and the media may finally be back to him being the biggest golf star ever rather than the subject of tabloids and celebrity television stalking shows...