Wednesday Tipsheet: Costco Jan. Comp Flat | Target Can. Redo? | H.Depot ‘Disney’ Video

  Costco comp sales flat in Jan., misses Street’s view at Yahoo Finance. “Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters predicted a 1.2 percent rise in sales at stores open at least a year.” Read more   …Comp sales +7% excluding gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange. Read the release   Target will eventually take a second […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart/Target ‘Herbals’ Sting | Amazon Eyes Rshack Stores | BH&G Top 93 New Products

  Wal-Mart, Walgreens & Target accused of selling adulterated ‘herbals’ by Sarah Kaplan at Washington Post. “Wal-Mart was the worst offender: None of its six supplements that were tested were found to contain purely the ingredient they advertised. Target’s supplements were the least misleading of the lot — though that isn’t saying much, since tests […]

Monday Tipsheet: Target Hackers Hit Parking Co’s | Amazon’s College Push | Super Bowl Ads Ranked

  Target Hackers Hit Third Parking Service at Krebs on Security. “Book2Park.com, an online parking reservation service for airports across the United States, appears to be the latest victim of the hacker gang that stole more than a 100 million credit and debit cards from Target and Home Depot. Book2park.com is the third online parking […]

Friday Tipsheet: Costco ‘Cornucopia’ | Target: Bounced Check & Bus Trip | Dick’s Not for Sale?

  Shareholder meeting shows Costco bounty by Angel Gonzalez at Seattle Times. “Costco’s worldly cornucopia was highlighted at the Bellevue gathering, where hundreds of stockholders lined up for freebies — from maple-leaf-shaped bottles of Canadian maple syrup to Spanish extra virgin olive oil, Kirkland Signature roasted seaweed and an instant coffee popular in Taiwan. There was […]

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 […]