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The Motley Fool
November 8, 2010
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Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices?   |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Black Friday's Fade to Gray You don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
KB Toys Wipes Out The toy store chain is the latest retailer to succumb to the dismal economy. |
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
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
March 1, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Circuit City Unplugs Amazon Changes in the way people buy online are moving the power back to the shopper. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Retailers' Hottest Holiday Gambit Won't Save Them Many free shipping deals sound like half-hearted efforts. |
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
June 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
No Slowdown at Best Buy It seems skittish consumers had no qualms about Best Buy. This is a stock for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Buz Livingston |
Just Another Manic Monday Cyber Monday is alive and kicking. Monday's unexpected results will go down (at least until next year) as the biggest single day of e-commerce sales. Is this just a flash in the pan where retailers juice the results with specials, or will it spur stronger holiday sales? |
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 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
December 1, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Cyber Monday's a Red-Letter Day The online shopping day made history this year, but retail's not out of the woods. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Big Boxes' Big Earnings Consumer electronics retailers lead the list of weekly earnings reports. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Shows Its Teeth A holiday price war reinforces Wal-Mart's competitive strengths. Nonetheless, investors should watch closely, to make sure all those everyday low prices don't do too much damage to its margins as it tries to put the hurt on its competitors. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Toy Store Faces a Fork in the Road Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad? |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
No More ELBO Room Electronics Boutique will trade no more as GameStop opens wide. Investors have had plenty of time to craft their eulogies since the deal was first announced six months ago. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
Gift Cards? No Thanks! Some retailers still charge for the privilege of holding your money. The most successful retailers for the future will likely be the ones who regard their customers as kings and queens, instead of inconveniences. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Retailers Mixing Up E-tailing Tactics Online retailers used new tactics to boost sales during the end of year holiday shopping season, according to the results of a mystery shopping study conducted by the e-tailing group. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Analysts See Cold Holiday Season for e-Commerce With prices on the rise and confidence down, online retailers face a harsh economic climate as they head into the all-important holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Same Story at Circuit City August presented a challenge for yet another retailer, but should come as no surprise to investors. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Retailers' Marriage in Mediation Toys 'R' Us and Amazon.com look to settle a legal dispute over exclusivity on Amazon.com's site. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Can Best Buy Strike Back? Many electronics retailers are suffering. Can Best Buy do better? |
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 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Best Buy Says: Bring It! Investors may not have liked Best Buy's third quarter, but there's a price war going on. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Shoppers Are Back! Investing in retail stocks based on weather forecasts is not a game worth playing. We're all far better off waiting for retail shares to get beaten down to attractive valuations. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
More Troubles in Toy Land Toys "R" Us said that it is suing its long-time online partner, Amazon.com over exclusivity. |
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
January 7, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Finally, Some Good News for Retailers The Internet helps companies fatten their bottom lines. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Baby Talk at Toys "R" Us Although investors bid down shares of the toy retailer, maybe the picture isn't as bleak as it seems, especially considering the focus on its strong and growing niche play, Babies "R" Us. |
CRM
September 1, 2011
Brittany Farb |
Email Marketing Remains a Key Tactic for Retailers Retailers are more focused on using email for marketing programs to promote their social communities than for social sharing. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Amazon Blacks Out Outages on Monday mar a successful start to the holiday shopping season. Fourth-quarter guidance calls for revenue of $2.29 billion to $2.54 billion, or growth of as much as 31% over last year. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Mike Cianciolo |
Big Boxes Stack Up Comps Big-box retailers reported strong same-store sales for February. Do these companies deserve an extra look from investors? |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Unhappy Holidays for Best Buy Holiday hiring takes a tumble. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around With Wal-Mart Wal-Mart wants to be "where the toys are" in 2006. Investors, discount retailing and toy manufacturing are defensive industries that are built to last. However, keep an eye on the trends here, as things may get rocky. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
iTunes Climbs the Charts Apple's music store makes the third quarter's top 10 music retailers. Surprised? Its investors aren't. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations. |
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
October 20, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Holiday Trouble Lurks on Layaway We've found one more sign of a potentially grim holiday season. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Outgrowing Your Toys Toys "R" Us' last quarter as a public company wasn't bad, but it's still time to cash out. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wired and On Fire If you were looking for some upbeat news on the state of online retail, last week's report out of Forrester Research was a tummy-filling buffet. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Merry Dot-Com Christmas Stocks Try shopping around with these online retailer stocks. Amazon... Overstock... Blue Nile... Wal-Mart... etc. |
InternetNews
December 20, 2010 |
Holiday Season Ends With a Bang for E-tailers Last big push for holiday shopping nets Internet retailers huge sales, with four days last week topping $900 million as consumers race to get orders in with free shipping. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Worries Aren't Over Yet Sales still struggle in the United States. |
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. |
Home Theater
March 4, 2009 |
Circuit's Loss Is Best Buy's Gain Where will Circuit City customers take their business after the mega-chain's swan dive? To Best Buy, 55 percent of them told NPD Group researchers. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Wal-Mart Gets in the Groove Online music downloads should help boost Wal-Mart's overall Web sales. |
