Retail sales

Fizzle: Toys R Us Will Soon Be ‘Toys R No More Us ‘
Fizzle: Toys R Us Will Soon Be ‘Toys R No More Us ‘
March 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Geoffrey the Giraffe will soon ride off into the sunset. After a half-century run and millions of children served, Toys ‘R’ Us will soon be Toys...

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Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
February 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce...

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2018 Started With Big Retail Sales Drop
2018 Started With Big Retail Sales Drop
February 14, 2018  |  Retail

Retail sales in the U.S. recorded their largest drop in almost a year, as households seem to be tightening their belts when it comes to...

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Amazon May Account For Close To 50 Percent Of Online Sales This Year
Amazon May Account For Close To 50 Percent Of Online Sales This Year
October 25, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s piece of the retail pie is expected to end the year even bigger, with market research firm eMarketer boosting its estimates on dollars spent...

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US Retail Sales And Industrial Output Suffer Declines Due To Harvey
US Retail Sales And Industrial Output Suffer Declines Due To Harvey
September 15, 2017  |  Retail

U.S. retail sales fell in August, and industrial output recorded its biggest drop since 2009, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. According to Reuters,...

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Amazon Should Get Millions Of New Prime Members Thanks To Whole Foods
Amazon Should Get Millions Of New Prime Members Thanks To Whole Foods
September 15, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market isn’t just a means to create a footprint in the physical retail world. It should also boost membership in...

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Minding The Gap, Joining The (Old) Navy
Minding The Gap, Joining The (Old) Navy
September 14, 2017  |  Retail

It’s been said that in the stock market, equities are both voting machines and weighing machines. Popularity comes fast and furious, then long-term holders assess...

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Credit Cards Sizzle, Debt Fizzles And Alibaba Crushes Earnings
Credit Cards Sizzle, Debt Fizzles And Alibaba Crushes Earnings
August 18, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It’s Friday, which can only mean one thing — time to see what Sizzled and what Fizzled this week. Sizzle: Retail Sales: Research firms like Seeking...

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Consumer Spending Is Up — They Just Aren’t Shopping In Stores
Consumer Spending Is Up — They Just Aren’t Shopping In Stores
August 16, 2017  |  Retail

Solid growth in retail sales should presumably be good news for America’s retailers — but as it turns out, those gains only accrued to the...

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