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5 Stocks To Watch During Back-To-School Season
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 12:11pm | 895Read More...Back-to-school season, which begins in July and hits a peak in mid-September, is an important time for retailers. It gives them a chance to throw off the doldrums of spring and summer, and it can offer a preview of the prevailing mood among consumers before the all-important holiday shopping...
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Instagram Shopping Just Got A Lot Easier
Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 9:39am | 459Read More...Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are remaking Instragram shopping with Like2Buy, part of the retailers' growth strategies. Instagram Shopping Made Easy Nordstrom and Target teamed up with Curalate –- a visual marketing and analytics firm -– to form Like2Buy. With...
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Analysts Reactions Mixed Following Target's Q2 Results
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 2:57pm | 931Read More...By most measures, Target (NYSE: TGT) reported disappointing second quarter results Wednesday. Target pre-announced its second quarter results on August 5. At that time the retailer cut its second quarter earnings to $0.78 from a prior guidance of $0.85 to $1.00. On Wednesday, Target reported...
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Markets Mostly Higher Despite Initial Negative Reaction From FOMC Minutes
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 5:31pm | 2792Read More...U.S. stocks were mostly higher as the S&P 500 and Dow continue trading near historical all-time highs. The S&P 500 briefly dipped into negative territory immediately following the Federal Reserves's minutes while the Dow trading lower but stayed in positive territory. The NASDAQ...
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Target's Q2 Conference Call Highlights
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 4:04pm | 1050Read More...Target (NYSE: TGT) reported its second quarter results Wednesday morning. The retailer earned $0.78 per share, falling short of the consensus estimate by a penny. Revenue of $17.4 billion came in $20 million better than expected. Contained within Target's quarterly report was a downward...
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Cramer's Watchlist: Target And Lowe's Rebound As Hertz Remains In The Red
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 12:28pm | 537Read More...Mixed earnings results led to some volatile movement Wednesday morning. Jim Cramer noted a handful of stocks in pre-market session. Below is a look at how stocks in Cramer's "watchlist" were performing heading into Wednesday's afternoon trading session. $TGT, $HTZ, $AGN--...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of August 18: More Retail Earnings
Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 5:09pm | 1041Read More...Retail earnings season continues this week, with big-box store operators Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Staples (NYSE: SPLS) among those companies on deck to share the most recent quarterly results. This follows last week's highlights in the industry, in which Macy's (...
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Markets Marginally Lower In Quiet Trading Session
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2553Read More...U.S. stocks were marginally lower, as investors and traders may be waiting on the sidelines for further clarity on geopolitical tension. Volume was lighter than usual, as the composite volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 2.2 billion right before the closing bell. Typically, 2.1 billion...
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5 Of The Best Retailers For Kids
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 9:06am | 681Read More...Whether shopping for back-to-school, winter holidays, birthdays or in general, shopping for children is a unique experience. Retailers that specialize in children’s clothing, furniture or toys might seem to be the best bet, but that's not always the case. Here are five of the best...
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Top 5 Food Store Chain Expansions For 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 12:29pm | 863Read More...The way consumers buy groceries is changing. According to the 2014 Deloitte American Pantry Study, cross-channel shopping for groceries is becoming the norm. The definition of “grocery store” has evolved. That fact rings true when examining expansion plans among the top five...
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Markets Little Changed As Ukraine Uncertainty And Fears Persist
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 4:58pm | 3178Read More...U.S. stocks were little changed as uncertainty in Ukraine remains with comments out of Poland's government suggesting that the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased over the past day. NATO's deputy secretary general shared similar sentiments and stated that Russia...
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3 Analysts Weigh In On Target's Pre-Announcement
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 3:26pm | 741Read More...As one of the first acts as chief executive officer of Target (NYSE: TGT), Brian Cornell pre-announced on Tuesday the company's second quarter results. Target stated that its expenses in the second quarter related to the December 2013 data breach will gross $148 million which will...
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Top 5 Tablet Trade-In Values
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 12:20pm | 686Read More...If your tablet didn't live up to expectations, or if you simply want some extra cash to buy a new one, now might be the time to trade up. NextWorth, the online trade-in service that powers Target's trade-in program, has provided Benzinga with a list of the top five tablet trade-in...
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Ukraine Tension Prominent As Dow Suffers Triple Digit Loss; S&P 500 & NASDAQ Also Lower
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 4:46pm | 3092Read More...U.S. stocks declined and erased Monday's gains following reports that Russian troops were lining on the borders of Ukraine and preparing for an invasion, according to comments made by Poland's Foreign Minister. “Unfortunately, Russia has restored its combat readiness on the...
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Retail Analyst Brian Sozzi On Target: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 4:31pm | 370Read More...Retail analyst Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors is no stranger to conducting “on the ground” research, to form his own personal analysis. In fact, Sozzi was one of the first analysts to make it clear that Target (NYSE: TGT) has a major inventory problem in Canada. Consider...













