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5 Retail Companies That Outperformed in 2014
at The Street - Thu Jul 03, 7:53AM CDT
Some of the best performing retail stocks this year have embarked on a reboot strategy significantly in some way.

Big Lots Up 58.6% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 02, 4:44PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 58.58% as of today's recent price of $45.75.

Should You Join the Bulls in Big Lots?
Robert Hanley, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 02, 8:00AM CDT
Source: Big Lots. Shareholders in deep discount retailer Big Lots have endured an up-and-down stock price performance over the past couple of years, as the company has struggled with lackluster per-store sales growth and a failed expansion into...

Discount and Variety Stores Announce Dividends, Philanthropic Milestones, New Offers, and Upcoming Earnings Conference - Analyst Notes on Dollar General, Walmart, Target, Family Dollar and Big Lots
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 02, 4:10AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT), Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) and Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/4342-100free.

Dividends Talk: What Target, Best Buy, and Big Lots Are Saying
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 01, 1:05PM CDT
Dividends are not only a source of income for investors, they also convey valuable information about a company, its prospects, and financial strength. Target , Best Buy , and Big Lots made important dividend announcements in June, so let's...

Trade-Ideas: Big Lots (BIG) Is Today's "Barbarian At The Gate" Stock
at The Street - Fri Jun 27, 2:04PM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Big Lots (BIG) as a "barbarian at the gate" (strong stocks crossing above resistance with today's range greater than 200%) candidate

Watch for Big Lots to Potentially Rebound After Falling 1.25% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jun 26, 4:47PM CDT
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $43.04 to a high of $45.14. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $44.36 on volume of 2.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.

SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Big Lots After 1.25% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jun 26, 4:47PM CDT
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $43.04 to a high of $45.14. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $44.36 on volume of 2.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.

Big Lots Initiates Dividend, Reaffirms Outlook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 26, 11:40AM CDT
Big Lots (BIG) initiated a quarterly dividend of 17 cents a share to be paid on Jul 29, 2014. Apart from this announcement, the broad-line closeout retailer also reaffirmed its outlook.

Why Big Lots (BIG) Stock Is Gaining After-Hours Wednesday
at The Street - Wed Jun 25, 3:37PM CDT
Big Lots (BIG) is gaining after-hours Wednesday after announcing it will begin quarterly paying dividends.

Big Lots Announces Initiation Of Quarterly Dividend Program
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 25, 3:20PM CDT
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that our Board of Directors initiated a cash dividend program under which we intend to pay a regular quarterly dividend on our common shares. The Board of Directors declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, payable on July 29, 2014, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 11, 2014.

Shares of BIG Up 55.3% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 25, 10:59AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 55.29% as of today's recent price of $44.80.

Big Lots Maintains Sheen, Hits 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 24, 12:00PM CDT
Big Lots (BIG) seems to be on a roll as its shares have been gaining traction since reporting better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2014 results on May 30, 2014.

Big Lots To Webcast 2014 Investor / Analyst Conference
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 23, 5:00PM CDT
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that it will webcast its 2014 Investor / Analyst conference on Thursday, June 26, 2014, being held at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. During the conference, the executive management team will discuss our strategic plan for the next three years, while allowing the opportunity for those analysts and investors present to ask questions of the team. The webcast will begin at 8:00 a.m. and we estimate it will conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Stock Updates on Retail Bellwethers -- Research on Big Lots, Signet Jewelers, Tiffany, and zulily
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 19, 7:20AM CDT
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,362.84, up 0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.58%, to finish the day at 16,906.62, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,956.98, up 0.77%. The gains were broad based as all the sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ended the day at 527.25, up 0.74%, with the index also advancing 4.38% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG), Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE: SIG), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and zulily Inc. (NASDAQ: ZU). Free technical research on BIG, SIG, TIF and ZU can be downloaded upon signing up at:

56.9% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Big Lots Call (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 18, 9:38AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 56.95% as of today's recent price of $45.28.

Upgraded Research Report on Big Lots - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 11:50AM CDT
On Jun 13, 2014, we issued an updated research report Big Lots (BIG).

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Family Dollar Stores, Dollar General, Fred's, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Big Lots, SPDR S&P Retail ETF and Market Vectors Retail ETF
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 17, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO-Free Report), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE G-Free Report), Fred's Inc. (Nasdaq:FRED-Free Report), Dollar Tree Inc. (Nasdaq LTR-Free Report), Five Below Inc. (Nasdaq:FIVE-Free Report), Big Lots Inc. (NYSE:BIG-Free Report), SPDR S&P Retail ETF (AMEX:XRT-Free Report) and Market Vectors Retail ETF (AMEX:RTH-Free Report).

Should You Buy Big Lots' Turnaround?
Sharda Sharma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 13, 2:12PM CDT
Many big-box retailers would like to put 2013 behind them because of their lackluster performances. Big Lots ' fiscal 2013 was no different. The company's comparable-store sales, or comps, a keenly followed metric by investors in the retail...

Big Lots Has Returned 53.9% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 11, 9:07AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 53.93% as of today's recent price of $44.41.

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