This article was published on the street.com Real Money 3/19 Remember when transparency used to be a good thing? First, monthly sales disappeared and then Macy’s (M), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), Urban Outfitters (URBN) and others stopped breaking out online sales. And now Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has a transparency problem of a different kind. On …
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Mar
18
Retailers Jump on Kate’s Baby Bandwagon
A recent panel at Retail Week’s annual conference tackled the topic, “The Kate Effect,” and that got me thinking about which retailers will be riding Kate’s baby’s coattails? Since the Royal Wedding, every retail brand has been praying for Kate Middleton to grace the streets of London with an outfit, a pair of shoes or …
Feb
05
Forget Tough Comps;Spring Fashion in Jail and on a Diet
Forget Tough Comps Spring Fashion is in Jail and on a Diet Dear apparel retail investors: Same stores sales day is around the corner and if upcoming tough comparisons driven by an early Spring arrival last year aren’t enough to make you sweat? Enter THE DREADED HORIZONTAL JAIL STRIPE FASHION TREND. I will never pretend …
Jan
02
GPS UK: As Holiday Dust Settles 75% off is Name of the Game
GPS UK: As the Holiday Dust Settles 75% off is the Name of the Game International has not exactly been a bright spot in Gap’s turnaround. The 2-year comp average has hovered around -10% during the past 6 months and our UK store checks for December reveal inventory levels of discounted product remain high post …
Dec
05
Topshop selling 25% stake ? A New Worry for US Retailers
Topshop selling 25% stake ? A New Worry for US Retailers Several new outlets are reporting Philip Green is close to selling a 25% stake in Topshop/Topman to LA based private equity firm Leonard Green. So what will Sir Philip do with the ~£250M? One thing we can be sure of is Topshop has its …
Wall Street Journal Retail News
- DOJ Notified News Corp. About Phone-Record Seizure May 26, 2013The Justice Department notified the parent company of Fox News more than two years ago about its seizure of phone records belonging to one of its reporters, but News Corp., didn't tell Fox about the notification. […]
- Bausch & Lomb Nears Sale for $9 Billion May 25, 2013Bausch & Lomb, which is owned by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, is nearing a deal to sell itself to generic-drug maker Valeant for about $9 billion. […]
- HKMEx Head Faces Probe May 25, 2013Barry Cheung, chairman of the recently closed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange and a close ally of Hong Kong's leader, resigned from his public positions, and government officials said he is under police investigation. […]
- Exxon in Talks With InterOil May 25, 2013Exxon Mobil is in exclusive talks with InterOil to invest in the latter's gas assets in Papua New Guinea, a move that could cement the impoverished Southeast Asian country's position as a new significant energy exporter. […]
- Google Pushes Into Emerging Markets May 25, 2013Google is deep into an effort to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a move that could connect a billion or more new people to the Internet. […]
NY Times Retail News
- Sears Holdings Posts Larger-Than-Expected Quarterly Loss May 24, 2013
- After 75 Years, Knoll International Goes Retail May 24, 2013
- Gap Posts 43% Profit Gain, Reflecting Turnaround Effort May 24, 2013
- Wine Racks May 23, 2013
- Scouting Report May 23, 2013
- Sales at Natuzzi’s, DwellStudio and Others May 23, 2013
- Wal-Mart Hires Former Bush Aide as Chief Image Maker May 23, 2013
- Relaxing Into Masculinity May 23, 2013
- Tiny Mall Kiosks Make a Surprisingly Big Impact May 23, 2013
- IHT Quick Read: May 20 May 20, 2013
CNBC Retail News
- Return of the 'Opportunity' Entrepreneur May 25, 2013
- Blackstone Notifies Cohen's SAC It Intends to Pull Funds May 25, 2013
- Sweden Violence Continues May 25, 2013
- Muni Strategy: Buy High (Quality), Sell Low May 25, 2013
- Post Tornado, Insurance Rates May Rise May 25, 2013
Fox Business Retail News
- Legal Marijuana can Still Spell Trouble for Drivers May 23, 2013
- Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war May 22, 2013
- Microsoft Reveals New Xbox Console May 21, 2013
- Burberry Back to Growth as China Recovers May 21, 2013
- Apple Chief Tim Cook Takes on the Senate May 20, 2013
CNN Retail News
- Horace Dediu has four questions for Apple's Tim Cook
- Why Waze is a hot takeover target
- Did Microsoft stretch the truth in tablet ads?
- Web-like analytics are coming to brick-and-mortar stores
- Automattic nears Tumblr valuation
- U.S. judge in e-book trial says Apple is likely to lose
- New Apple TV ad series: Every day, more people ...
- FCC hopes to avoid 'end of world' for cell phones
- Apple, Android and a truckload of watermelons
- Ashton Kutcher: 'Media @&$#%! Twitter up'
Retailing Today
- Veterans group receives $1m from Walmart Foundation May 23, 2013
- Sam’s Club locations open to non-members in Central Okla. May 23, 2013
- Walmart deploys initiative to hire veterans May 23, 2013
- Memorial Day 2013 May 23, 2013
- Campbell acquires Plum Organics May 23, 2013
Baaron’s
- Does the CBO's View Matter?Barron's explains the reasons for citing the budget office's debt and deficit forecasts when that agency gets it wrong so often. […]
- U.S. Debt Pollyannas Due for Rude AwakeningCBO's most plausible projection puts national debt at 83% of GDP by 2023. A look at the mythology of Medicare-fee cuts and tax-break expirations. […]
- Unimpressed Forecasters; How I Got My JobThe Blue Chip consensus opinion points to 2.3% real GDP growth this year and 2.8% in 2014. And, how Alan Abelson made me a columnist. […]
- No Real Shadow on JobsThe media find surprises and shadows in monthly employment reports, but growth has been merely mediocre, though not weak. And language sloppiness puts a wrong label on the Social Security "trust fund." […]
- The Private Sector Must Step on the GasInflation-adjusted GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in the first quarter, weaker than the consensus estimate. […]
