Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart Cuts 75 at HQ | Sears Cuts 110 | Alibaba ‘Disappoints’

  Alibaba holiday-quarter revenue disappoints at CNBC. “Revenue rose 40 percent to $4.22 billion in the December quarter, missing the average analyst estimate of $4.45 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.” Read more   Wal-Mart hands out 75 pink slips at home office at The City Wire. “The 75 pink slips issued this week pale […]

Wednesday: H.Depot #1 in S.Media | Sneak Peek: Wmart Emerg. Center; Target Hawaii Store

  Why Nelson Peltz cut his Family Dollar stake by 66% at CNBC. “Investor Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management slashed its stake in Family Dollar Stores by more than two-thirds to 2.07 percent, days after the company’s shareholders agreed to Dollar Tree’s $8.5 billion buyout offer.” Read more   Walmart Coordinates Northeast Snow Relief from Bentonville Office at KNWA […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Coke Changes Formula | Lowe’s Replace Target in Can? | Dick’s Opens #604

  Home Depot ‘killer’ was mad that victim got promotion over him by Larry Celona, Reuven Fenton & Shawn Cohen at NY Post. “The Home Depot worker who murdered his manager before killing himself was simmering with anger after being dumped by his girlfriend — and being passed over for a promotion by the man […]

Monday Tipsheet: NYC H.Depot Shooting | Mom Sues Target | Amazon = 25% in UK

  Employee ‘fatally shoots’ manager, self at NYC Home Depot by Frank Rosario, Larry Celona & Jamie Schram at NY Post. “I heard some shots towards the back of the store. It sounded like four or five,” said an employee at the store on West 23rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. I heard someone […]

Friday Tipsheet: Apple Retail Chief Gets $73 Mil | D.Gen CEO = 1 More Yr | ‘Feyonce’ & ‘The Pyramid’

  Analyst: Can Dollar Tree turn struggling Family Dollar around? by Jennifer Thomas at Charlotte Business Journal. “I think the work for Dollar Tree is a lot more than they initially thought because the business has gotten so bad,” Yarbrough says…”What can they do to differentiate themselves from Dollar General? I think it comes down […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Target’s Creditor List | D.Gen ‘Blew’ Chance | Amazon Pulls Diapers

  Target Canada owes billions to long list of creditors by Marina Strauss at Globe & Mail. “Much of Target Canada’s amounts owing are in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per creditor, but some are noticeably larger. Target owes more than $4.2-million to Warner Bros. Entertainment Group, almost $2.2-million to Universal Studios […]