Entries by jlong

Wednesday Tipsheet:

  Lilly Pulitzer called out for fat-shaming by Mara Siegler at NY Post. “Along with shots of Lilly products and staff, the site showed a wall decorated with a drawing of a woman with sagging fat in a bikini that says, “Put it down carb face.” The other says, “Just another day of fat, white […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Amazon Stops Funneling | France: Illegal to Dump Food | Jet.com ‘a little immature’

  Amazon to stop funneling European sales through low-tax haven by Mark Scott at NY Times via Seattle Times. “The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is also investigating whether Apple and Amazon receive unfair state support through low-tax agreements in Ireland and Luxembourg, respectively, where the companies run their European operations.” […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Lowe’s US Comp +5.3% | WMT, HD & DKS Call Highlights

  Lowe’s Q1 US Comp Sales +5.3% “Lowe’s today reported net earnings of $673 million for the quarter ended May 1, 2015, a 7.8 percent increase over the same period a year ago.” Read the release   Lowe’s Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates by Katie Little at CNBC. “Total same-store sales rose 5.2 percent. Analysts […]