Target

It's a crazy idea, but there are a few reasons why it just might work. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that everyone's favorite dot-com retailer, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), had planned to open at least one retail location. If this report is true (something I highly doubt), it would seem that...

A Poem From an Analyst to Target:   How I love your bright red bull’s-eye hanging outside your store It just makes me want to rush through the door To shop the fruit and veggie sections I see And then go sit under a tree Oh Target, oh Target, you are so cheap chic And that’s why I let my...

Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, January 5, after the closing bell. Investors could use a little good news, considering the shares have traded mostly between $56 and $60 since the end of October and analysts seem unenthused about the stock...

The Dow and the S&P 500 closed up less than 1% yesterday after being lower most of the day. But big-box retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) again reached new multiyear highs -- of $42.05 and $59.66 per share, respectively -- during the trading session. Home Depot has been...

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, December 21, after the markets close. Though the stock is trading near a multiyear high, analysts' sentiment has been waning over the past three months. Investors will be looking for another in...

As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...

Contrary to popular belief, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn't the only culprit. Earlier this morning, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) announced that Q3 profits had dropped 13%. The company reported net earnings of $154 million– or $0.42 per diluted share – for its fiscal third quarter (which ended on November 26,...

comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) reports that U.S. online holiday spending is approaching $25 billion for the season, an increase of 15% from the previous year. Is this huge news? It is for online retailers. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) have been trying to move shoppers out of traditional...

The nation's largest online retailer is offering consumers the chance to compare prices and walk away $5 richer. Now before you scoff and say, “I don't need five bucks,” just remember that most consumers will go out of their way to save $0.50 on a 12-pack of Coke (NYSE: KO) or $2 on a package of...

Ending a strong week in the stock market, big-box store operators Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) reached new multiyear highs of $88.68 and $40.46 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Costco is expected to post double-digit EPS and revenue growth when it...

Target to the Salvation Army: You're not welcome at Christmas dinner! Or any other time of the year, for that matter. Since 2004, Target (NYSE: TGT) has praised and supported The Salvation Army while simultaneously keeping its bell ringers from standing outside its doors. The company has...

What to expect from Target (NYSE: TGT) vs. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) on pre-Black Friday deals: According to Target's website, deals for Black Friday at the retailer currently include the following: Sony 40" LCD 1080p TV: $599.00 (compare to Best Buy at $584.99) Nintendo Wii console (black) with...

I vividly remember what my Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) shopping experience used to be like. I'd walk in, head straight for the pop culture tees, then move onto the band tees, and typically find at least one item worth buying. During a visit when I was not compelled to buy anything, I often found that...

When Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced its third quarter earnings earlier in the week there was a singular message: the company is “investing” in price. What this essentially is perceived to mean to analysts is that the company is chopping prices on traffic-driving items to be more competitive after...

Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...