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Retail Sales Dynamics Still Weak
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 3:38pm | 384Read More...Time is a wonderful thing. Having plenty of it pass since the Q1 2014 final U.S. GDP report of negative 2.9 percent has helped the Street to forget that weather was the laughable excuse for the poor economic data. Thursday morning, meanwhile, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was out with a note...
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Retailers Look to Lure in More Holiday Shoppers with Extended Hours & Discounts
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 4:39pm | 606Read More...What may be good news for last-minute Christmas shoppers can also be seen as a sign of alarm from some retailers, who appear to be concerned about both the shortened holiday shopping season this year and word that some consumers have been staying home during the recent bout of winter storms. On...
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How to Trade Joe's Jeans
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 1:56pm | 400Read More...Joe's Jeans (NASDAQ: JOEZ) posted better than average sales this year as compared to last. Share price for the clothing designer opened up this morning, dropped, and then rallied a percentage point from Friday's close. Competitors at the revenue level and in the same market as JOEZ posted no gains...
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Economic Numbers Mixed, Futures Stronger
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 9:37am | 124Read More...The slew of economic numbers that were released were mixed, with jobless claims much better than expected and durable goods missed estimates by a mile. Jobless claims for the week ending 11/20 came in at 407,000, better than the 435,000 that economists expected. Continuing claims came in at 4.182...
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Personal Income Rises 0.5%, Consumer Spending Gains 0.2% In August
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 3:04pm | 84Read More...The Commerce Department announced on Friday a 0.5% rise in August personal income, while real consumer spending moved up 0.2%. Inflation remained low at 1.5%. Economists were expecting a 0.3% gain in income and a 0.4% rise in spending. The price index for personal consumption expenditure inched up...
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Did RE Metrics Fail the Industry?
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 6:00am | 2131Read More...Much has been said regarding the economic downturn and its hard-hitting subsequent effects on the commercial real estate industry. When economic forces such as unemployment, consumer spending, and housing all converge negatively on us, most sectors of income producing real estate...
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Why NNN Properties Weathered the Storm
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 6:00am | 773Read More...In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal it is suggested that while malls and office parks have suffered from the real estate swoon that has been talked to death at this point, there is a sector of commercial real estate that really has not been hit all that hard. And it isn’t some niche...
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Rising Consumer Confidence Lifts Retailer Stock (WMT, TGT, SHLD, AMZN)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 6:15pm | 224Read More...The National Retail Association and the Conference Board both had good news for retailers today as they revealed promising signs for consumer confidence. The NRA predicted a rise of 2.5% in sales throughout 2010, buoyed by the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rising to 55.9 - a 16-month...
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Luxury is Back - Tiffany & Co. (TIF) Aces Q4
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 10:51am | 124Read More...With total sales up 17% for November and December, while same-store sales were up 12% for the same time frame, Tiffany & Co. (TIF) is either doing something very right, or consumer spending is springing back to life. The rebound still doesn't restore yesteryear's numbers; Tiffany & Co. saw...
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Do Consumers Fear the Credit Card?
Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 1:52am | 224Read More...Many shoppers are wary of using their credit cards during this holiday season. Instead, many are doing everything else, from paying with cash or debit to using layaway. Some buyers are even exchanging their frequent flier miles for cash to complete their holiday shopping. Why the change? Consumers...
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Unexpected Snow May Hinder Sales
Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 1:42am | 205Read More...Retailers in the Northeast are cringing at the snow storm forecast that they believe may limit shoppers from taking advantage of the last week of shopping before the holidays. Over two-thirds of consumers have yet to complete their holiday shopping, leaving retailers to expect a last minute...
