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Retailers can't wait for Black Friday, open Thursday
pheedcontent.com - 34 hours ago
Retailers can't wait for Black Friday, open Thursday
— pheedcontent.com — If Thanksgiving is a bird, a beer and a football game for you, prepare to have your... thinking challenged. Many retailers are looking to get a head start on Black Friday this year, opening a day early , some of them for the first time. Most Old Navy Stores ( GPS ) will open their doors on ... (more) Retailers can't wait for Black Friday, open Thursday

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Black Friday Gimmicks & Desperation, A Win For Consumers (WMT, BBY, COST, TGT, KSS, GPS, M, JWN, MA, AMZN)
247wallst.com - 7 days ago
Black Friday Gimmicks & Desperation, A Win For Consumers (WMT, BBY, COST, TGT, KSS, GPS, M, JWN, ...
— 247wallst.com — We are right at a week away from the highly-awaited Black Friday for 2009’s holiday and Christmas... season. As you likely know, this is THE day that retailers look forward to all year and critically depend upon as an anchor to how each ... (more) Black Friday Gimmicks & Desperation, A Win For Consumers ...

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Wal-Mart Latest Blog Posts

Consumers sick of recession, may spend extra on holidays
11 hours ago at BloggingStocks
blogs.wsj.com - 9 days ago
Buffett, Soros Both Bought Wal-Mart in the Second Quarter
— blogs.wsj.com — Wal-Mart shares seem to have finally found some love. What with unemployment at 10.2% and projected to... be elevated for the foreseeable future, it would seem logical to be long the giant discount retailer. But through much of the run-up since the March ... (more) Buffett, Soros Both Bought Wal-Mart in the Second Quarter

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mjperry.blogspot.com - 29 days ago
The Wal-Mart Economic Stimulus Plan
— mjperry.blogspot.com — 1. In just a three-week period from October 7-27, Wal-Mart announced the opening of 22 new stores... and expansions of existing stores that have added 5,340 new jobs to the local communities in 18 different states. 2. Wal-Mart recently announced  ... (more) The Wal-Mart Economic Stimulus Plan

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The war against affordable books
jeffjacoby.com - 29 days ago
The war against affordable books
— jeffjacoby.com — THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION loves people who buy books. It loves them so much that it wants... to protect them from wicked retailers who sell popular titles at affordable prices. In fact, it wants to protect them from themselves. Consumers, after... (more) The war against affordable books

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Business Investment In Brazil Rising
feedproxy.google.com - 28 days ago
Business Investment In Brazil Rising
— feedproxy.google.com — Business Invested in Brazil Rising I know of several entrepreneurs, investment banks and hedge funds who are actively... investing in Brazil or making plans to do so.  Our company has a full time employee based in Brazil and we meet with fund managers within the area.  I ... (more) Business Investment In Brazil Rising

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Discount Death: Wal-Mart Sells Caskets Online
247wallst.com - 28 days ago
Discount Death: Wal-Mart Sells Caskets Online
— 247wallst.com — The price of being dead just dropped. It is a good thing, given the troubles in the... economy. Wal-Mart is beginning to sell caskets and urns at walmart.com. Some of the caskets are prices as low as $999 and ship within 48-hours. It is a shame when a family won’t pay the full $1,00o ... (more) Discount Death: Wal-Mart Sells Caskets Online

Comments vote down Rover Rover found this 28 days agofound this
thebigquestions.com - 27 days ago
The $10,000 suit
— thebigquestions.com — Here’s a lovely suit of clothes that can be had for, oh, about $10,000. It’s the result... of a project conceived by Drexel University instructor Kelly Cobb to make a man’s suit entirely from materials produced within 100 miles of her ... (more) The $10,000 suit

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online.wsj.com - 27 days ago
With Book Price War Comes Rationing
— online.wsj.com — BYJEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG ANDMIGUEL BUSTILLO Two weeks after an online book price war broke out among giant... retailers, the three stores involved—Walmart, Amazon and Target—are limiting the number of copies their customers can buy. The limits will ... (more) With Book Price War Comes Rationing

Comments vote down BloggingStocks found this 27 days agofound this
Media Digest 11/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
247wallst.com - 24 days ago
Media Digest 11/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
— 247wallst.com — Reuters: Investors in the banking sector were disturbed by the CIT (NYSE:CIT) bankruptcy. Reuters: Summers will lead... a high level meeting on the economy. Reuters: US companies are holding more cash. Reuters: The Fed is likely to keep interest ... (more) Media Digest 11/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, ...

Comments vote down Millionaire Now! found this 24 days agofound this
thestar.com - 24 days ago
Mart's grave situation
— thestar.com — W al-Mart Stores Inc. has a problem. The world's biggest retailer tips the scales at just over... $400 billion (U.S.) in annual sales. It is a perpetual growth machine. But it doesn't have a stock valuation to match. At Wal-Mart, repeatedly held out as a ... (more) Mart's grave situation

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newyorker.com - 24 days ago
James Surowiecki: Priced to Go
— newyorker.com — In the spring of 1992, the airline industry was in dismal shape, debilitated by the recently ended... recession and an overreliance on discounting. So American Airlines announced a new “value pricing” plan, which entailed cutting fares while ... (more) James Surowiecki: Priced to Go

Comments vote down Abnormal Returns found this 24 days agofound this
Another Dip in the Earnings Beat Rate
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 18 days ago
Another Dip in the Earnings Beat Rate
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — More than 1,800 US companies have now reported third quarter numbers, and as shown below, the percentage... of them that beat earnings estimates has dropped below 70% to 69%. Based on the first half of earnings season, it looked like this quarter might ... (more) Another Dip in the Earnings Beat Rate

Comments vote down The Big Picture found this 18 days agofound this
calculatedriskblog.com - 17 days ago
WalMart: Quote of the Night
— calculatedriskblog.com — A quote from a conference this weekend, from the NY Times : "There are families not eating... at the end of the month,” said Stephen Quinn, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Wal-Mart Stores, and “literally lining up at midnight” at ... (more) WalMart: Quote of the Night

Comments vote down Economist's View found this 17 days agofound this
Black Friday Becomes Black November
blogs.wsj.com - 15 days ago
Black Friday Becomes Black November
— blogs.wsj.com — Black Friday has gone from a one-day event to a month-long parade of promotions this year, as... retailers are making a dash for early holiday cash. Strategies include high profile discounting efforts by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that have stirred online ... (more) Black Friday Becomes Black November

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marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
Video - Business Update: Wal-Mart's blues
— marketnewslive.blogspot.com — Wal-Mart added to a growing list of major retailers warning of a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter, which includes... the key holiday shopping season. (more) Video - Business Update: Wal-Mart's blues

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