Thursday Tipsheet: Target & Lowe’s Call Highlights | Bezos Takes Stage | Retail a ‘Prisoner’

  “Interview:  Target’s Interim CEO Speaks with Star Tribune” by Kavita Kumar.  “John Mulligan is fully aware of those embarrassing photos floating around the Internet — the ones showing empty shelves at some of Target’s Canadian stores and visibly illustrating the company’s inventory struggles up north.  “I’ve seen those for far too long, and I […]

Wednesday Tipsheet: Lowe’s Comp +.9%| H.Depot Call Highlights | Target Can. – Out with the Old…

  Q1 2014 Target Corporation Earnings Conference Call – Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:30 a.m. ET  Listen to Webcast   “Lowe’s Comp Sales Up .9% – ‘Reaffirms’ Sales Outlook  – May Performance ‘Improved’ ”  “Sales for the first quarter increased 2.4 percent to $13.4 billion from $13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, and comparable […]

Tuesday Tipsheet: Comps: H.Depot +3.3%, Dick’s +1.5%, Staples -4% | Wmart MBA’s | Target’s Parachute

  “Home Depot US Comp Sales +3.3% in Q1”  “The Home Depo reported first quarter of fiscal 2014 net earnings of $1.4 billion, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $1.2 billion, or $0.83 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2013. For the first quarter of fiscal 2014, diluted […]

Monday Tipsheet: Wmart Express 1st TX Store | Target’s “Hurricane Roxanne” | Facebook Yard Sales

  “Can interim Chairwoman Roxanne Austin help turn the tide at Target?” by Kavita Kumar at Star-Tribune.  “Target Corp. has been mired in quite a storm since last year, so it’s perhaps fitting that one of the people leading the company through it was once nicknamed “Hurricane Roxanne.”  Roxanne Austin, who was tapped earlier this […]

Friday Tipsheet: Target’s New Ads | Wmart Call Highlights | CVS Highest Pay Disparity

  “Target’s New Ad Campaign Highlights Impact on Communities” by Kavita Kumar at Star Tribune.  “The company is ready to begin airing four spots that will run from Sunday through the end of June on cable and network channels…One of the ads features an urban high school in San Diego where Target has donated money […]

Thursday Tipsheet: Wmart US Comp: -8 Basis Points | Jeff Jones = Hero | 100 Lawyers Like Target

  “Walmart Reports Q1 Earnings:  Comp Sales Down 8 Basis Points / Sam’s Down .5%”  “Sam’s Club delivered 10.9 percent membership income growth for the quarter…E-commerce sales globally increased approximately 27 percent for the quarter…Walmart U.S. comp traffic decreased 1.4 percent, while average ticket increased 1.3 percent…April marked the 46th consecutive month of positive comps […]