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September 9, 2011
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Wal-Mart Hopes to Amp Up Spending With Layaway Layaway makes its first comeback at Wal-Mart since 2006. |
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December 27, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Horrible Year for Sears It's high time Sears shareholders seek safety and sell. |
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December 15, 2010
Kenneth Corbin |
Online Retailers Enjoying Brisk Holiday Season While the shoddy economy has kept many shoppers from checking everything off on their list this holiday season, online retailers are still enjoying a double-digit improvement over last year. |
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
February 18, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Has Wal-Mart Hit the Wall? Should investors search for greener retail-stock pastures? |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart: A Harbinger of Retail Doom? Did the discounter's third-quarter results portend disaster? |
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December 23, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Online Shoppers: Early and Often Two market research firms released studies this week showing that online shoppers logged on early - and often - to do their gift shopping. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Tiny Victory for Big Retail The holidays are over, but retail's problems may have just begun. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers Drop a Black Friday Bomb Early results suggest consumers are slow to spend. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Unhappy Holidays for Best Buy Holiday hiring takes a tumble. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2009
Kris Eddy |
Will BlackBerry Week Top Black Friday? Electronics sellers rev up deals ahead of a grim-looking shopping season. |
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
October 20, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Holiday Trouble Lurks on Layaway We've found one more sign of a potentially grim holiday season. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Online Shoppers Have Fewer Last Minutes With fewer days from Thanksgiving to Christmas, shortened holiday season sees total spending down from last year despite last-minute shopping surge. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
LouAnn Lofton |
Wal-Mart's Holiday Worries Gloomy news from the world's largest retailer casts another shadow over the prospects for a prosperous holiday season for U.S. retailers. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2003
Alyce Lomax |
Sears Slashes, Mad Dashes? The department store retailer tries the early holiday-sale lure to hook shoppers. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Apple, Best Buy, and Good Buys for the Holidays According to a report, holiday spending is expected to increase 3.7%. What does that mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Holiday Shopping Trip Very few retailers will consider 2007 a banner year, but the next few shopping days will at least allow some companies to salvage something from what will be for most a dismal holiday shopping season. |
InternetNews
November 28, 2005
Tim Gray |
Retailers Brace For 'Cyber Monday' Onslaught While the holiday shopping season officially kicks off on the Friday following Thanksgiving, the online sales action, expected to hit nearly $20 billion this year, begins on Cyber Monday. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Wal-Mart Turns to Web to Prop Up Sales Wal-Mart to expand online store to boost sales. |
InternetNews
November 24, 2010 |
Holiday Ecommerce Season Starts Strong Latest report from online metrics firm comScore finds that online spending in the first three weeks of November jumped 13 percent over last year, prompting the firm to raise its forecast for the holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
A Bulk Bright Spot in Dark Times One retailer seems like a safe haven in these difficult times for consumers. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Circuit City Goes Haywire Circuit City just stoked electronic retail-industry concerns. It's shares are down 18%. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2010 |
Slight Holiday Downtick for Consumer Electronics For the consumer electronics industry, this holiday season may fairly be described as "less bad" than last year, according to a recent market analysis from NPD Group. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
A Bleaker, Blacker Friday Shoppers may drive a very hard bargain this year. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
Shubh Datta |
What 2012 Holds for Wal-Mart Will Wal-Mart correct itself next year? |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those With the Most (Discounted) Toys Win The Black Friday toy wars have already begun. Wal-Mart has shown its aggressive form of desperation by executing fast and deep price cuts on popular toys. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Christmas Joy? No, a Bloody Battle for Bucks Behind the scenes in the retail world, we have brutal competition with heavyweight contender Wal-Mart Stores out to utterly brutalize its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Christmas Comes Early Keeping an eye on the bottom line when you venture out for holiday shopping might help keep each purchase in perspective. In the meantime, resist the urge to start celebrating Christmas before Halloween. |
InternetNews
November 29, 2010 |
Strong Holiday Sales Bode Well for Cyber Monday Thanks to a solid Black Friday and a surprise bonanza on Thanksgiving, online retailers are now gearing up for Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday shopping crush. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2010 |
Online Holiday Spending Rebounds, Up 4% Online retailers end the year on a positive note, posting a modest uptick amid a still-sluggish economy. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2005
Tim Gray |
Gas Prices Fueling Online Holiday Outlook Signs continue to point to a healthy holiday season this year, as reports on eSpending suggest good times for online sales are right around the corner. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2009 |
Black Friday E-Commerce Sales Jump 11% Early spending figures give rise to cautious optimism about holiday shopping season. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2010
Jim Royal |
Does It Matter That Wal-Mart Is Slipping? Wal-Mart is still the king of the retail jungle, but its relative dominance seems to be slipping, a survey of 30,000 shoppers from Consumer Reports suggests. |
InternetNews
November 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Good Tidings For Online Retailers in 2005 Online shopping is expected to increase this holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2012
Alyce Lomax |
Keep an Eye on Target in 2012 Can the discount retailer return to its former glory? |
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
November 28, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Good Morning, Cyber Monday The offline retailers are learning, and now they will have to adapt to Cyber Monday. Because holiday shoppers need to make sure that they place their online orders with plenty of time for their items to arrive, the online shopping season peaks earlier than the traditional mall-based run does. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Beyonce, Brooks, and Bargains Wal-Mart tops Target in same-store sales for the first time in years. We can't lay all the praise behind the retailer's newfound success on something as simple as a new marketing campaign, but the ads are tactfully brilliant. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo Slack sales mean retailers are hoping gift cards bring holiday joy in January. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dennis No Menace to Wal-Mart The world's largest retailer credits an early storm with a strong start to July. The company is performing well and it won't be long before that is reflected in the stock. |
InternetNews
December 6, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Online Shoppers Buying it All Online shopping got off to a quick start this holiday season, with e-tailers reporting a consumer spending increase of 24 percent over last holiday season, according to a survey. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Slash-and-Burn Strategy Wal-Mart's willing to put margins on the line to drive traffic and sales, spurring rivals to follow suit in order to keep price-conscious shoppers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2004
Mike Cianciolo |
Retailers Rebound Most retailers post impressive sales figures for October. |
InternetNews
December 9, 2010
Kenneth Corbin |
Online Holiday Spending up 12 Percent Propelled by free shipping offers, Internet retailers have been racking up strong sales through the early part of the holiday shopping season, according to comScore. |
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 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
