Retail
Toy Strategies Evolve to Lure Cautious Consumers
There will be no one must-have toy this holiday season.
Best Buy Warns Holiday Discounts Will Squeeze Margins
Best Buy warned that its healthy Q3 profits (net income $54 million) will not be repeated because of...
Macy’s Leads Retail Rally to Push S&P 500 to Record High
Holiday shopping season optimism was bolstered after Macy's beat earnings expectations, triggering a retail rally that led to...
Starbucks Ordered to Pay $2.76 Billion to Settle Legal Fight
Starbucks (SBUX) has been ordered by an arbiter to pay $2.76 billion to Mondelez International, Inc. to settle...
Thursday Is the New Black Friday
In an effort to one-up the competition, maximize profits and ensure customer satisfaction, Wal-Mart will start its Black...
Amazon Sunday Delivery Furthers Plans to Inconvenience Off-line Stores
Yesterday, Amazon.com announced plans to begin Sunday delivery via the United States Postal Service. The pilot program will...
Penney’s Flagging Sales Leave It Grasping at Straws
J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) heads into the holiday season needing a gift from Ole St. Nick to appease...
Walmart and Kohl’s Announce Seasonal Worker Plans
Both Walmart and Kohl’s plan to hire more seasonal workers than they hired last year, according to a...
Macy’s CEO Stumping to Revitalize Company Revival
Terry Lundgren is the CEO of Macy’s, Inc., but you might confuse him with a candidate out on...
Daily Data Flow: Japanese Decline Brings Stocks Down; Dollar Rallies Ahead of Fed Outlook; Weak Retail Sales Coming
U.S. stocks fell today, sending the S&P 500 to its fifth drop in six sessions. This was due...