This Weeks Earnings Calendar: 11/19: Home Depot, Dick’s, Best Buy 11/20: Lowe’s, JCP, Staples 11/21: Target, Dollar Tree “Costco Opens Stores #4 and #5 in Australia” by Anne Davies at Sydney Morning Herald. “In fiscal year 2012-13 Costco snared $600 million of the grocery and retail market. While it remains a minnow compared […]
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Walmart & Sam’s: Dissecting the 11/14/13 Earnings Call: Rosalind Brewer on Sam’s * Q3: opened 13 new and relocated clubs. * Sam’s Club comp of 1.1% without fuel. * Comp traffic grew 2.4% and comp ticket by 1.3% driven by softness in our tobacco business. * Grocery and beverage: low single-digit comp. * Technology and entertainment: mid-single-digit negative […]
“Breaking: Walmart US Q3 comp sales decline 0.3%; Sam’s +1.1%; Neighborhood Market rose approximately 3.4%” “Our most important priority is growing top line sales, including comp sales,” Duke added. “The retail environment, both in stores and online, remains competitive. Walmart has aggressive plans to help our customers enjoy the holiday season, and there is […]
“Walmart Announces Plans for Black Friday 2013” “Compared to last year, Walmart will offer 65 percent more inventory on televisions and double the number of tablets…this year a 32″ LED TV will be available at Walmart for $98. Last Black Friday, a 32″ LED TV sold for $148 at Walmart.” Read more “Kmart […]
“Walmart Doubles Down on Thanksgiving” by Krystina Gustafson at CNBC. “The world’s largest retailer announced Tuesday that it will begin its in-store Black Friday sales at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than last year. In addition, Walmart.com will begin offering Black Friday sales on a limited number of items Thursday morning—likely […]
“Venezuelan military seizes major retail chain” by Girish Gupta at USA Today. “Thousands of Venezuelans lined up outside the country’s equivalent of Best Buy, a chain of electronics stores known as Daka, hoping for a bargain after the socialist government forced the company to charge customers “fair” prices. President Nicolás Maduro ordered a military […]
Monday Tipsheet: Should Wmart Get Rid of Sam’s? | Costco #5 Down Under | Walmart Invades Twin Cities
/in Eye-on-RetailThis Weeks Earnings Calendar: 11/19: Home Depot, Dick’s, Best Buy 11/20: Lowe’s, JCP, Staples 11/21: Target, Dollar Tree “Costco Opens Stores #4 and #5 in Australia” by Anne Davies at Sydney Morning Herald. “In fiscal year 2012-13 Costco snared $600 million of the grocery and retail market. While it remains a minnow compared […]
Friday Tipsheet: Walmart/Sam’s Earnings Call Highlights | BJ’s & Costco: More Turkey Time | Menard Saga Continues
/in Eye-on-RetailWalmart & Sam’s: Dissecting the 11/14/13 Earnings Call: Rosalind Brewer on Sam’s * Q3: opened 13 new and relocated clubs. * Sam’s Club comp of 1.1% without fuel. * Comp traffic grew 2.4% and comp ticket by 1.3% driven by softness in our tobacco business. * Grocery and beverage: low single-digit comp. * Technology and entertainment: mid-single-digit negative […]
Thursday Tipsheet: Q3 Comps: Wmart -.3%, Sam’s +1.1%, Nhd Mkts +3.4% | Costco’s $20 Mil Peanut Loss
/in Eye-on-Retail“Breaking: Walmart US Q3 comp sales decline 0.3%; Sam’s +1.1%; Neighborhood Market rose approximately 3.4%” “Our most important priority is growing top line sales, including comp sales,” Duke added. “The retail environment, both in stores and online, remains competitive. Walmart has aggressive plans to help our customers enjoy the holiday season, and there is […]
Wednesday Tipsheet: Menard/Trump Trial | Kmart’s 100% Annual Interest | Rona Tanks (Again)
/in Eye-on-Retail“Walmart Announces Plans for Black Friday 2013” “Compared to last year, Walmart will offer 65 percent more inventory on televisions and double the number of tablets…this year a 32″ LED TV will be available at Walmart for $98. Last Black Friday, a 32″ LED TV sold for $148 at Walmart.” Read more “Kmart […]
Tuesday Tipsheet: Wmart Doubles Down | Amazon/J&J Clash | Target’s Accidental Ship
/in Eye-on-Retail“Walmart Doubles Down on Thanksgiving” by Krystina Gustafson at CNBC. “The world’s largest retailer announced Tuesday that it will begin its in-store Black Friday sales at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, two hours earlier than last year. In addition, Walmart.com will begin offering Black Friday sales on a limited number of items Thursday morning—likely […]
Monday Tipsheet: Amazon Offers Sun.Delivery | H.Depot’s Bad Tweet Airs @ Today Show | Venezuela Seizes Retail Chain
/in Eye-on-Retail“Venezuelan military seizes major retail chain” by Girish Gupta at USA Today. “Thousands of Venezuelans lined up outside the country’s equivalent of Best Buy, a chain of electronics stores known as Daka, hoping for a bargain after the socialist government forced the company to charge customers “fair” prices. President Nicolás Maduro ordered a military […]