Adidas Ag: Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Shoemaker Adidas announced fourth quarter results today with a 12.2% spike in sales, with operating profit more than tripling for...
Retail
Walmart takes a fresh jab at Amazon with grocery delivery
Walmart is making its next move in the grocery space. The retailer is looking to expand its online grocery delivery...
DICK’S Sporting Goods: Q4 2017 earnings results
Sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods today reported a spike in its top and bottom line numbers, driven by tax...
Dick’s Sporting Goods – A pre-earnings peep
Dick’s Sporting Goods is set to report its earnings for the holiday quarter on Tuesday before the opening bell and...
Toys R Us: the end of an era in the US
Toys R Us, the iconic company which was founded in 1948 and grew to become the largest chain of toy...
Home Depot to pay penalty charges for the improper dumping of perilous waste
Home Depot has been asked to pay a little less than $28 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the...
Takeovers top the agenda of retailers vying for a digital makeover
American retailers appear to be caught up in an obsessive urge to expand their online capabilities, and most of the...
Amazon’s Second Headquarters – which city will be the lucky host?
Ever since Amazon announced plans back in September to build a second headquarters, everybody has been in a tizzy over...
Adidas and Nike are showing the new kid Under Armour its place
In the wake of Adidas’ rise in the sports apparel industry, Nike and Under Armour are feeling the heat. While...
What’s cooking in the US meal kit market?
Can you believe that nearly 80% of Americans don’t have an idea about what they will have for dinner? And...
Costco needs better artillery to please investors
Agreed these are troubling times for the retail segment. But that doesn’t mean investors would take stocks for granted if...
American Eagle Outfitters: Q4 2017 earnings results
With same-store sales spiking 8% from a year ago, specialty retailer American Eagle’s (AEO) fourth-quarter sales improved 12% to $1.23...
Miss Jane Walker and Her Highness Lady Doritos: Women’s Day Special
It’s that time of year again. March is all about the ladies-folk. It’s time to celebrate Women’s History Month as...
Costco Wholesale Corporation Q2 2018 earnings results
Membership-only warehouse club operator Costco (COST) reported a 10.7% spike in sales for the quarter, while earnings jumped 36.1%, driven...
Coca-Cola finally moves to alcohol, because Japan!
With its poppy history of battling with fellow sugar-giant PepsiCo, Coca-Cola has given us a lot of things. In its...
Dollar Tree Q4 2017 earnings results
Discount retailer Dollar Tree (DLTR) reported that its fourth quarter sales rose 12.9% to $6.36 billion. Thanks to the improvements...
Abercrombie & Fitch Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Upscale casual wear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. today reported a 52% jump in its earnings, driven by a double-digit...
Did Target meet its target?
Much has been written and said about the current state of the retail industry so instead of dwelling on that...
Macy’s vs. Dillard’s – what’s your pick?
Retail bankruptcies and store closures have made some splashy headlines for a year now. Last year had been full of...
Urban Outfitters Q4 2018 earnings results
Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), which owns brands like Anthropologie and Free People, got hit by the recently introduced tax law...
Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods sued over guns policy
As a consequence of the Florida shooting disaster, the push for gun control got stronger. Recently, several companies severed ties...