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The Motley Fool
December 18, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart Wins, Best Buy Loses It's a battle of the brands, as Wal-Mart and Best Buy have respective exclusivity of the recently-released studio albums AC/DC's Black Ice and Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy.   |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Apple Make Wal-Mart Cool? It's official. Wal-Mart will begin selling Apple's 3G iPhone. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Can Guitar Gaming Rise Again? The guitar game genre is on life support, but Viacom is reaching for the defibrillator. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Activision Goes "Crazy" Over Aerosmith Video game designer Activision announces another installment of its ultra-popular Guitar Hero franchise, built around the material and career of rock legends Aerosmith. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Music Games Aren't Child's Play There's grown-up money to be made as Guitar Hero and Rock Band give the music industry a much-needed makeover. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Music Industry 2.0 How to invest in what looks like a deeply troubled music sector. Hint: Think outside the CD case. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I Like About You, Activision The video game company boosts its expectations for the current quarter and fiscal 2008; its Guitar Hero franchise continues to be a megahit. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Just Can't Win U.S. sales improved, but deep discounts deteriorated profit. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves Five positive business stories from last week: Wal-Mart hikes its quarter dividend by 15%... Viacom will release The Beatles: Rock Band in September... Amazon begins buying back video games... Hot Topic cashes in on Twilight's success... Baidu soars... |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart Saves the World Great comps at Wal-Mart put the pressure on its peers to play it straight. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Walks In Wal-Mart chimes in with its first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Here's what you need to know to make sense of the news. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Seeks Cool Points Will the discount retailer get an infusion of "hip" with its new online Soundcheck service? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Is Wal-Mart Warming Up? The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up? The retailer's third-quarter earnings increased 12.7% to $2.29 billion, or $0.54 per share. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart Goes Digital The retailing giant wants to sell you digital tunes. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2008
Anders Bylund |
"Rock Band" Leads Us Into a Brave New World Only available for a scant eight weeks, and then only in North America -- video game Rock Band has already racked up 2.5 million paid downloads of additional songs/game levels. |
InternetNews
February 6, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Wal-Mart Joins Video Download Party All the major studios are on board. Is Apple's iTunes store in trouble? |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Wal-Mart Gets in the Groove Online music downloads should help boost Wal-Mart's overall Web sales. |
Popular Mechanics
September 16, 2008
Seth Porges |
Rock Band 2 May Be the Best Party Game Ever: Hands-on Review Rock Band 2 does not repeat Rock Band's quantum leap in game-play design and technical innovation, but it does expand on and improve the original game enough to supplant it as the most fun party game of the year. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Does Wal-Mart Deserve to Be Hated? Should investors worry that this retail colossus seems to be a magnet for animosity and activism? |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kicking Axe and Taking Names The music label turned heads when CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. lashed out at Activision's Guitar Hero and Viacom's Rock Band over licensing. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Will Rock Band Shut Off Guitar Hero's Mic? Can EA successfully compete against Activision's rockin' franchise? Investors, take note. |
PC World
June 2004 |
Wal-Mart Does MP3s Wal-Mart's music downloads are cheaper than those from ITunes. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Play It Again, Sam Walton Despite a disappointing November that found comps sliding by 0.1%, the world's largest retailer bounced back during the critical holiday shopping season, posting a 1.6% uptick in same-store sales for the month of December. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
For Those About to Rock It's a battle of the brands when it comes to band simulation games. Harmonix developed both Viacom's new Rock Band game and Activision's Guitar Hero franchise. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2004
Mike Cianciolo |
Wide World of Wal-Mart The retail giant looks to take over the world. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Downloads and down low were fit to be featured this past week. Let's take a closer look: As good as it gets for Sam Walton... Be a musical billionaire... |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
How Wal-Mart's Losing Competitive Advantage As if Wal-Mart didn't have enough problems these days, the big-box behemoth may now be losing its ability to command the rock-bottom prices on which it's built its reputation. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The DJ Is in the House at Activision Viacom, the video gaming giant behind the Guitar Hero franchise, is working on a disc jockey mashup game called DJ Hero. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Anders Bylund |
Why Are Apple and Target Falling Into Each Others' Arms? Apple gains distribution and Target reaps prestige. Everybody wins. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Blockbuster Deal with Wal-Mart Could this experiment with DreamWorks turn into a nightmare? |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Under Wal-Mart's Hood Sometimes you have to get dirty to come up clean. Until Wal-Mart wins that huge gray-area camp of supporters in the middle, it will have to deal with a country that consists mostly of indifferent spectators watching two thin opposing camps duke it out. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Beware of Falling Video-Game Prices Will there be collateral retail damage in the wake of Wal-Mart's announcement that it is slashing video game prices? |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Wigging Out Over Wal-Mart Are the good times over for the discount retailing giant? |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Wendy Zellner |
Sam Walton: King Of The Discounters The legendary retailer Sam Walton, relentlessly studied and borrowed from rivals. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart Knows Its Enemy Green Day's new CD, which made its debut at the top of the charts this past week, isn't being stocked by Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer has a policy of refusing to stock music that requires "parental advisory" stickers. Bad move Wal-Mart. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Is It Time to Put Wal-Mart on Pause? As expected, Wal-Mart had a solid second quarter. However, given upcoming challenges, it makes sense that some investors may want to say "when" on the discount retailer's stock, at least for the time being. |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
The Expectations Game The expectations for Target and Wal-Mart aren't the same, but lately the performance is. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
When Discounts Aren't Enough Wal-Mart's quarter wasn't great. Should investors cut and run? |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
Shubh Datta |
What 2012 Holds for Wal-Mart Will Wal-Mart correct itself next year? |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Jobs Goes to Wal-Mart? There's speculation that Wal-Mart and Apple may partner on movie downloads. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Anders Bylund |
It's On! It's On! It's On! Activision Blizzard and Viacom are staring each other down across the music-game playground. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? So the retailer's sales are down. There are plenty of other reasons for investors to be of good cheer. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Finally Caves to the Recession Even the world's largest retailer has begun to close stores. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2010
Cathy Applefeld Olson |
Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers (and Shareholders) Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Wal-Mart is a shining beacon of retail success, American-style. Let's peruse the aisles of America's top retailer. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
The Best Retail Stock for 2007: Wal-Mart The developing world holds the key to Wal-Mart's future, making it a perfect investment for long-term-minded shareholders looking at 2007 and beyond. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Burritt et al. |
Why Wal-Mart Wants to Take the Driver's Seat The retail giant wants to grab control of deliveries from manufacturers. Suppliers' shipping costs "more than likely will be passed on to other retailers" |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Woe Is Wal-Mart This year, there were no holly jolly holidays for the discount giant. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Pumps Up a Gas War Will slashing gas prices at some of its gas stations refuel the discounter's U.S. sales? |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Michael Leibert |
Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Rebuttal Wal-Mart's management will someday get out of the way of the company's share price, rewarding long-term shareholders, but that day continues to seem distant. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2009
Matthew Boyle |
Wal-Mart Moves Upmarket The recession is bringing Wal-Mart affluent shoppers looking for bargains. Can new CEO Duke keep them in a recovery? |
