Tag: retail

March Market Madness: Home Depot (HD)

As we mentioned earlier, this month we are going to be looking at the stocks that make up the DJIA. . Next up: Home Depot (HD).

This is a name that has been showing a great trend. While many have long ago predicted the demise of retail – especially anything related...

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Retail Sales Charts – A Bright Spot in a Dark Room

Retail sales continue to see better than expected reports. Consumers are definitely feeling a little better after the 2009 Armageddon warnings have been lifted.

For the most part, retailers have been reporting that they are using extreme measures to bring in customers in order to provide the sales. Interestingly, the high...

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Retail Sales – November’s Best and Worst on One Page

Same store sales numbers for November were a bit of a disappointment. Down 3% on a year over year basis, when it should have been an easy comparison, is not victory for the sector…even if they have become masters at cost cutting.

We watch these to see the trend and to...

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David Rosenberg on Retail Sales

Some commentary on the retails sales numbers released last week. This is consistent with what we are seeing this week as well.

Analyst David Rosenberg:

According to the Redbook survey, same-store sales were running at +1.7% YoY as of November 7th ”” below the target of...

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