Posted On: 09/07/2014 6:50:09 PM
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Why Some Shareholders Don’t Have to Worry About a Minimum Wage Hike
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 49 mins ago
Over the course of the last year or so, wage protests have slammed retailers' reputations, leaving them open to the specter of regulations and consumer ire. Meanwhile, fiery developments have flared up this past week in Chicago. Hundreds of fast food...
Wal-Mart, VF Corp, and Costco are Stepping Up After Bangladesh Tragedies
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 9:00AM CDT
Between 2012 and 2013, more than 1,200 workers died in two major disasters in Bangladesh. In late 2012, a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka burned down, killing 117 people. Then, in April 2013, a factory collapsed and killed 1,129 workers,...
Why Costco's Winning Streak Just Keeps Picking Up Steam
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 11:13AM CDT
If you think all bricks-and-mortar retailers are struggling nowadays, you probably haven't been to your local Costco lately. To be sure, Costco just told investors fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue jumped 9% year over year to $34.8 billion,...
Why Target Corporation Will Never Be Great Again
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 9:00AM CDT
There was a time when Target was cool, and folks would ooze with envy when a friend was heading out to shop at Tar-zhay . However, there doesn't seem to be a lot of shade under the "cheap chic" umbrella these days. Target's sales are slipping,...
Wal-Mart Dips Its Toes Into the Convenience Store Market
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 8:37AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores is changing before our eyes. The big-box giant, which came to power by disrupting smaller retail stores, is now aggressively slimming down to fight off its own disruptive competitors with concepts such as its Neighborhood Market...
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.24% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 05, 3:39PM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $76.48 to a high of $77.73. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $76.60 on volume of 7.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Midday Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Is it Time to Buy GameStop Stock?
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 12:58PM CDT
The next few months will make for the biggest holiday season that the video game industry has ever seen, with more than two dozen major titles set to launch this fall. Activision Blizzard kicks things off in September with Destiny , the most...
Why Costco Is Crushing Wal-Mart
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 10:44AM CDT
Source: Costco Costco has materially outperformed Wal-Mart and other competitors in the retail industry over the last several years. However, the business world is inherently changing and dynamic, so investors may be wondering if Costco has...
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 9:12AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Is it Time to Buy Target Stock?
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 8:43AM CDT
By the shape of the stock chart, investors apparently aren't expecting much from Target as we head into the crucial holiday shopping season. The retailer's shares have been trailing the market since last fall, leading to a significant break from...
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Thu Sep 04, 4:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
Target Brings TargetExpress to San Francisco and Berkeley - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 4:30PM CDT
Target Corp. (TGT) announced its plans to expand the smaller-store format into the state of California by opening two TargetExpress outlets to generate incremental sales.
Office Depot Retains FY14 Outlook amid Secular Headwinds - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 11:40AM CDT
Office Depot Inc. (ODP) reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2014 as secular headwinds continue to mar the sector.
Will Plug Power Be King of the Hydrogen Pump?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 04, 7:02AM CDT
Gasoline is a driving force for the economy, largely because it and its variants power most of the vehicles on the road. It's one of the reasons why a technology like Tesla 's all-electric vehicles face such an uphill climb. But by focusing on the...
Isis Mobile Payments Name Axed, For Obvious Reasons
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 1:48PM CDT
A mobile payments joint venture of AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ) and T-Mobile US (TMUS) has changed its name to Softcard from Isis to avoid any confusion with a violent Islamic State extremist group operating in Syria and Iraq known by the...
Why Some Shareholders Don’t Have to Worry About a Minimum Wage Hike
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 49 mins ago
Over the course of the last year or so, wage protests have slammed retailers' reputations, leaving them open to the specter of regulations and consumer ire. Meanwhile, fiery developments have flared up this past week in Chicago. Hundreds of fast food...
Wal-Mart, VF Corp, and Costco are Stepping Up After Bangladesh Tragedies
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 07, 9:00AM CDT
Between 2012 and 2013, more than 1,200 workers died in two major disasters in Bangladesh. In late 2012, a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka burned down, killing 117 people. Then, in April 2013, a factory collapsed and killed 1,129 workers,...
Why Costco's Winning Streak Just Keeps Picking Up Steam
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 11:13AM CDT
If you think all bricks-and-mortar retailers are struggling nowadays, you probably haven't been to your local Costco lately. To be sure, Costco just told investors fiscal fourth-quarter net revenue jumped 9% year over year to $34.8 billion,...
Why Target Corporation Will Never Be Great Again
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 9:00AM CDT
There was a time when Target was cool, and folks would ooze with envy when a friend was heading out to shop at Tar-zhay . However, there doesn't seem to be a lot of shade under the "cheap chic" umbrella these days. Target's sales are slipping,...
Wal-Mart Dips Its Toes Into the Convenience Store Market
Adem Tahiri, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 06, 8:37AM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores is changing before our eyes. The big-box giant, which came to power by disrupting smaller retail stores, is now aggressively slimming down to fight off its own disruptive competitors with concepts such as its Neighborhood Market...
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.24% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 05, 3:39PM CDT
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $76.48 to a high of $77.73. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $76.60 on volume of 7.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Midday Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 2:45PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Is it Time to Buy GameStop Stock?
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 12:58PM CDT
The next few months will make for the biggest holiday season that the video game industry has ever seen, with more than two dozen major titles set to launch this fall. Activision Blizzard kicks things off in September with Destiny , the most...
Why Costco Is Crushing Wal-Mart
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 10:44AM CDT
Source: Costco Costco has materially outperformed Wal-Mart and other competitors in the retail industry over the last several years. However, the business world is inherently changing and dynamic, so investors may be wondering if Costco has...
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Sep 05, 9:12AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Is it Time to Buy Target Stock?
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 05, 8:43AM CDT
By the shape of the stock chart, investors apparently aren't expecting much from Target as we head into the crucial holiday shopping season. The retailer's shares have been trailing the market since last fall, leading to a significant break from...
Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Thu Sep 04, 4:57PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
Target Brings TargetExpress to San Francisco and Berkeley - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 4:30PM CDT
Target Corp. (TGT) announced its plans to expand the smaller-store format into the state of California by opening two TargetExpress outlets to generate incremental sales.
Office Depot Retains FY14 Outlook amid Secular Headwinds - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 11:40AM CDT
Office Depot Inc. (ODP) reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2014 as secular headwinds continue to mar the sector.
Will Plug Power Be King of the Hydrogen Pump?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 04, 7:02AM CDT
Gasoline is a driving force for the economy, largely because it and its variants power most of the vehicles on the road. It's one of the reasons why a technology like Tesla 's all-electric vehicles face such an uphill climb. But by focusing on the...
Isis Mobile Payments Name Axed, For Obvious Reasons
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Sep 03, 1:48PM CDT
A mobile payments joint venture of AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ) and T-Mobile US (TMUS) has changed its name to Softcard from Isis to avoid any confusion with a violent Islamic State extremist group operating in Syria and Iraq known by the...
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