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| October 6, 2011 |
| 07:06 EDT |  | JCP, COST, BJ, KSS, BBY, WMT, TGT, M | Retail trade group sees holiday sales up 2.8%, LA Times reports
The National Retail Federation forecasts U.S. retail sales in the upcoming holiday season will rise 2.8% to $465.6B, reported The Los Angeles Times. Reference Link |
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| June 19, 2013 |
| 07:09 EDT | | WMT | Wal-Mart plays catch up to Amazon.com, WSJ reports
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| 06:08 EDT | | WMT | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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| June 17, 2013 |
| 15:29 EDT |  | BBY, WMT | Google's Chromebook to be available in Wal-Mart, Staples
In addition to Best Buy (BBY) and Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG) announced that, starting today, Walmart (WMT) will be making the newest Acer Chromebook available in approximately 2,800 stores across the U.S. for $199. Beginning this weekend, Staples (SPLS) will bring a mix of Chromebooks from Acer, HP (HPQ) and Samsung (SSNLF) to each of its stores in the U.S., or more than 1,500 in total. Reference Link |
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| 07:23 EDT |  | KSS | Jefferies to host a conference
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| 05:56 EDT |  | BBY | Best Buy implied volatility at lower end of index mean range
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| June 15, 2013 |
| 17:46 EDT | | WMT | Wal-Mart appoints Cash as new presiding director, Reuters says
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| June 14, 2013 |
| 12:45 EDT | | JCP | Stocks with call strike movement; JCP MU
J.C. Penney (JCP) January call option implied volatility increased 2% to 50, Micron (MU) January 16 call option implied volatility increased 2% to 48 according to IVolatility. |
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| 07:35 EDT | | TGT | Sears cuts two Canadian stores near Toronto, Globe and Mail reports
Sears Canada (SHLD) is selling leases of two of its high-profile stores back to their landlords for $191M plus options on a third store for $1M that could raise another $53M within five years, reports the Globe and Mail. The moves come as Sears races to revive its struggling business amid intensifying competition in Canada and the arrival of Target (TGT), which started to open its first stores here in March, and Nordstrom (JWN), which launches in Canada next year.Reference Link |
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| 07:21 EDT | | WMT, TGT | Clinton Global Initiative to host to host a meeting
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| 06:24 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy implied volatility at lower end of index mean range
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| June 13, 2013 |
| 12:10 EDT | | BBY | Microsoft announced Windows Store at Best Buy
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| 09:30 EDT | | TGT, WMT | Clinton Global Initiative to host to host a meeting
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| 05:48 EDT | | WMT | Wal-Mart increases hiring but uses temps, Reuters reports
In recent months, Wal-Mart Stores has been only hiring temporary workers at many of its U.S. stores, the first time the major retailer has done so outside of the holiday shopping season, reports Reuters.Reference Link |
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| June 12, 2013 |
| 17:12 EDT | | TGT | Target shareholders do not approve proposal for independent chairman
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| 16:54 EDT | | WMT | H&R Block not renewing relationship with Wal-Mart
On its Q4 earnings call H&R Block (HRB) stated that it was not renewing its relationship with Wal-Mart (WMT), saying it was an economic and operational decision. Results in this channel did not meet the company's expectations and H&R Block is confident that it can serve its clients better in its other 10,000 plus neighborhood locations. H&R Block does not expect its decision to exit Walmart locations to have a material impact on results going forward. |
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| 13:00 EDT | | TGT | Target boosts dividend 19.4% to 43c per share
The board of directors of Target has declared a quarterly dividend of 43c per common share, representing a 19.4% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of 36c. The dividend is payable September 10 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 21. |
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| 08:20 EDT |  | JCP | Wells 'surprised' by amount of J.C. Penney TV spending
Wells Fargo said it has been surprised at the amount of TV advertising J.C. Penney has done, but it notes the spending will drive some incremental traffic and sales. Wells points out that J.C. Penney issued higher 2013 capex guidance last night in its regulatory filing. The firm raised its FY13 earnings estimate to ($4.80) from ($5.17) to reflect higher comp sales estimates but keeps an Underperform rating on the stock. |
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| 08:16 EDT | | JCP | J.C. Penney sees 2013 capital expenditures around $1B
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| June 10, 2013 |
| 13:01 EDT | | M | Macy's to host investor meeting
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| 10:52 EDT | | WMT | Green Dot rises after taking over Wal-Mart prepaid cards from GE
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