Tuesday Tipsheet: H.Depot Comp +8.9% | Dick’s CEO $12M Mansion | Target Slashes | Aldi Build 450 in TX?

  Home Depot Q4 US Comp Sales +8.9% “The Home Depot today reported sales of $19.2 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, an 8.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 were positive 7.9 percent.” Read the release   CNBC: Home […]

Monday Tipsheet: H.Depot Protest | Sports Authority Default? | Target & $1 Bil in Naturals

  Most West Coast ports in full swing to make up for lost time at Seattle Times. “Three terminals at the Port of Seattle were full Sunday, with five vessels waiting to be unloaded as most West Coast seaports were back at full operation after a deal was reached Friday with dockworkers…Dockworkers in Los Angeles […]

Friday Tipsheet: Admired: Costco #16, Wmart #38 | Fortune Profiles Cornell | Eataly

  Fortune: World’s Most Admired Companies 2015 (Amazon #4, Costco #16, Walmart #38…)  See the Top 50 list   …Target falls 19 spots from No. 29 to No. 48 by Nick Halter at Minn./St.Paul Business Journal  Read more   Yesterday: Walmart CEO Appears on CNBC  “We make wage adjustments all the time. We just decided […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart Q4 Comp: US +1.5%, Sam’s +2.0% | Target Tests REDperks | B.Buy Tries Seattle

  Walmart Q4 Comps: US: +1.5% Sam’s (no fuel): +2.0% Neighborhood Market: +7.7% Ecom Sales +22% for the year Read the release   Walmart: We’re giving 500,000 people a raise by Myles Udland at Business Insider. “Current and future associates will benefit from this initiative, which ensures that Walmart hourly associates earn at least $1.75 […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Loyalty: H.Depot, Costco #1 | Satisfaction: Wmart #12 | T.Supply #1,400

  Wal-Mart de Mexico net profit surges at Market Watch. “Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico reported a 42% surge in fourth quarter net profit Tuesday…The company, which accounts for around 6% of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s annual sales…reported quarterly net profit of 10.4 billion Mexican pesos ($698 million), as total revenue increased 4.3% to 129.44 billion pesos.” […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart Tests ‘HappyOrNot’ | Lowe’s Roof Collapses | Bass Pro ‘Pyramid’ Video

  Walmart tests HappyOrNot kiosk across from HQ by Kim Souza at The City Wire. “During a 20-minute period on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 14) there were no shoppers who used the kiosk to rate their experience. Traffic in the store was heavy ahead of inclement weather and last minute Valentine’s Day shoppers. Wal-Mart did not say […]