Retail Sales Methods are Transitioning from Old to New School
Old school retail chain (NYSE:XRT) methods are proving less and less effective these days. The retail maxim of ‘get shoppers in the door, then sell them stuff they didn’t plan on buying’ is giving way...
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Black Friday may have seen its strongest sales ever for retailers (NYSEARCA:XRT) according to preliminary reports. ShopperTrak is estimating that Black Friday’s retail sales increased 6.6 percent to...
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Wal-Mart Cutting Orders? Not According to This Supplier
Multiple news sources offered conflicting reports this week as rumors swirled that Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) is facing inventory pile-up problems and is cutting back on its supply orders for the two...
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Target Will Enter the Holiday Season Armed With This New Strategy
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) aren’t the only big-name retailers crafting strategies for the upcoming holiday shopping season – Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) is, too, and it...
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Retailers Prepare for Jingle Hell: Short Holiday Shopping Period
Holiday shopping: a sprint or a marathon? Unfortunately for retailers this year, it’s both. It’s no secret that U.S. retailers depend largely on their holiday sales to boost their revenues. Studies...
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Improved Economic Data But Gloomy Spending Forecasts — What Gives?
Early in November, as the holiday season drew near, retailers’ excitement for the lucrative shopping period could only be stifled by one reality: Holiday sales were only expected to advance 2.4...
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Cha-Ching: Cyber Monday Finally Living Up to the Hype
Rounding out the four-day shopping extravaganza, Cyber Monday kicked off today, promising consumers some of the best deals they will find all year. The holiday is an increasingly popular one, thanks...
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Retail Report: Amazon’s Bezos Wears This Year’s Santa Hat
In the retail world, Mike Duke isn’t this year’s Santa Claus, nor is Gregg Steinhafel. Rather, the red suit belongs to Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) very own Jeff Bezos, and it is all thanks to his little...
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Holiday Shopping Analysis Presents Mixed Bag of Results
The presents under the tree have been unwrapped, and it is time to analyze how the 2013 holiday shopping season compared to the previous year. Conflicting reports place increases and decreases in...
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Macy’s Is Riding the High of a Strong Holiday Season
Macy’s (NYSE:M) stock price sat at $51.84 at the beginning of the trading day Thursday after shares rose as much as 5 percent after the bell the day before. According to Reuters, Macy’s reported a...
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