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The Motley Fool
September 7, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Small-Town Store, Big Profits Casey's General Stores chain enjoys record earnings. Strong growth, improving margins, and a manageable balance sheet are all reasons to look a little closer at this small-town general store.   |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Cash Isn't in the Bank Sales and earnings are up again, but retailer Jos. A. Bank's days' inventory outstanding now clocks in at nearly one full year. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Jennifer Schonberger |
Hilfiger Makes a Bid on Value The Hong Kong-based retailer has decided to auction itself off in an effort to restore its fortunes. Value creation could be in store for Tommy's shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The New Pop Star Candy corn soda, anyone? Jones Soda, in an exclusive deal with Target, is bagging tricks in its treats for Halloween. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Albertsons on the Auction Block? The company announces it is exploring "strategic alternatives." Investors certainly thought a buyer might see this value and bid the stock up 27.4% in early-morning trading. Since then, the stock has drifted down to an 11.5% gain. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Steven Mallas |
7-Eleven's Formula for Fitness The convenience store aims to keep sales healthy with "functional" foods. Here is an interesting company that has been doing well with comps and earnings, and it's worth further consideration on the part of the individual investor. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster Keeps the Change Since corporate raider Carl Icahn came aboard, a sense of financial sensibility has begun to emerge at Blockbuster. The struggling movie-rental giant eliminates its quarterly dividend. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2005
Katherine Burger |
Shop Till You Drop? Not only will Wal-Mart eventually seek banking powers, its customers will want that to occur. And if it's not Wal-Mart, it will be Starbucks, Amazon, Whole Foods or some other entity that knows how to combine tech-savvy with customer insight and creativity. |
CRM
September 1, 2005
Coreen Bailor |
Nailing Satisfaction and Cost Through Kaidara Software's KM module in the call center, this European appliances and electronics retailer is able to be more precise in the evaluation of a problem, thereby producing significant savings for the company. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Ohayou, 7-Eleven Japan. Sayonara, 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven Japan makes a $32.50 per-share buyout offer for the portion of 7-Eleven that it doesn't already own. With shares currently trading at a 6.5% premium to 7-Eleven Japan's offering price, the market obviously feels the offer is low. |
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