Are Walmart's (WMT) Best Day Behind It?
February 19, 2009
Wal-Mart Has Its Day | www.forbes.com
Even as Walmart thrives in this recessionary economy, changes in consumers buying behavior and rapidly declining international economies may mean its best day are behind it. Here's why.
Declining Retail Sales Trend Likely to Continue.
February 13, 2009
Retail Sales Rebound...Just a Bit | seekingalpha.com
Despite a slightly better January, long term, declining retail sales growth is likely to continue. Here is why.
Will the Stimulus Bill Cost Retailers a Trillion Dollars in Sales
February 11, 2009
Dissecting the Faux Stimulus Fiasco | seekingalpha.com
Unfocussed and fragmented, the spending planned by Congress will cost retailers billions in sales and thousands of lost jobs. Here's why.
Luxury Brands Face an Uncertain Future
February 10, 2009
The future of luxury: custom fashion, cheap chic | online.wsj.com
Over expansion of uber-luxury brands and falling demand for others means a slower growth and higher operating costs for this industry segment. Here's why.
Has Kellogg Ignored the Customer?
February 10, 2009
Kellogg Shrinks Cereal Boxes to Add Store Shelf Space | www.bloomberg.com
Shopping behavior is hard to change. Kellogg's new packaging initiative may undersestimate what it costs to change customer's minds.
Macys (M) Job Cuts Will Only Harm the Franchise More
February 5, 2009
Macy's Takes Marketing Local, Cuts Jobs Nationwide | adage.com
Weak top line sales and an even weaker balance sheet can't be attributed to the recession. Here is why Macys current strategy can't compensate for weak leadership and and an even weaker business strategy.
Will the Recession be Blue Nile's Undoing?
January 27, 2009
2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Blue Nile? | www.fool.com
Blue Nile's wasn't the first company to try to reinvent the retail diamond industry. Here's why changes in the consumer and in the diamond pipeline will be their eventual undoing.
Signet's(SIG) Sale Strategy in the UK May Be A Looser
January 26, 2009
H.Samuel Knocks Off 50% on Valentine’s Day Sets | www.idexonline.com
Signet's knocking 50% off its low end jewelry for Valentines Day. Here's why that may be a mistake.
Is Circuit City a Victim of the Our Broken Free Market System
January 19, 2009
Circuit City to liquidate remaining US stores | www.businessweek.com
In a country that prides itself in nurturing the free market system, more and more large companies are falling victim to our peculiar form of it. Here are some of the reasons why.
Revised: Many More Jewelry Bankruptcies Ahead Unless Retailers Change
January 15, 2009
Shane Co. files for Chapter 11 | www.bizjournals.com
The shake out of the retail jewelry business has just started, suggesting that creditors recoveries may be more costly to achieve and less than in the past. Here's why and what jewelers need to do to reverse the trend.
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