Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart Closes Loophole | Target & Lowe’s Call Highlights | Ugly Sweaters

  “Wal-Mart closes loophole on PlayStation 4 scam” “We’ve updated our policy to clarify that we will match prices from Walmart.com and 30 major online retailers, but we won’t honor prices from marketplace vendors, third-party sellers, auction sites or sites requiring memberships.” Read the release   “Nearly a year after breach, Target has its turnaround […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Lowe’s +5.1% | Wmart Scammed | D.Gen Ax 4K? | H.Depot Call Highlights

  “Lowe’s Q3 Comp Sales +5.1%” “Sales for the third quarter increased 5.6 percent to $13.7 billion from $13.0 billion in the third quarter of 2013…For the nine month period, sales were$43.7 billion, a 4.6 percent increase over the same period a year ago, and comparable sales increased 3.5 percent” Read the release   “Lowe’s earnings, revenue top expectations” […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: H.Depot US Comp +5.8% | CVS Tech Hub | Lowe’s=Appliance King in ’16?

  “Home Depot Q3 Comp +5.2% (+5.8% in US)” “During the quarter we saw strong performance across all geographies led by growth in transactions and continued strength in the core of the store,” said Craig Menear, CEO and president.” Read more   “Home Depot 3Q earnings top expectations” by Terri Cullen at CNBC. “Earnings for America’s […]

Monday Tipsheet: Target: Clinics & Ellen | Wmart: GW | Amazon HQ ‘Protest’

  Busy Earnings Week – Highlights: 11/18: Home Depot 11/19: Lowe’s, Target & Staples 11/20: Best Buy & Dollar Tree   “Target to offer primary care services in new clinic model” by Kavita Kumar at Star-Tribune. “The fact that Kaiser … will be staffing these clinics is a major departure for Target,” said Tom Charland, […]

Friday Tipsheet: Costco CEO in IN | Target’s South Park “Worry” | Cramer Likes McMillon

  “Walmart Stores Are Now Price-Matching Amazon.com” by Amit Chowdhry at Forbes. “Greg Foran, the president and CEO of Walmart U.S., said that the price-matching plan simply formalized what many of the stores were already doing. “About half of the stores were doing it anyway,” said Foran.” Read more   Wal-Mart Q3 2015 Earnings Call […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart: Comp +.5%; Axe 200 at Can HQ? | Target: Rosa Parks & Chicago

  “Walmart Q3 Comp Sales +.5% in U.S.” “Sam’s Club comp sales, without fuel,1 increased 0.4 percent for the 13-week period ended Oct. 31. Sam’s Club increased membership income 10.1 percent for the quarter, and grew operating income more than twice the rate of sales growth. E-commerce sales globally increased approximately 21 percent on a constant […]