Stocks Finish Little Changed Despite Dismal Retailing
blogs.barrons.com - Jan 08, 2009   about  XOM, SHLD, M and 7 more
HOME BUILDERS RALLY, ENERGY FLAT DESPITE PRICE DECLINE U.S. equities managed to largely overcome dismal holiday sales reports out of major retailers to neverthess finish trading with little fallout fr...

Macy's (M) to close stores -- the first of many?
bloggingstocks.com - Jan 08, 2009   about  SHLD, M, GPS
Filed under: Sears Holdings (SHLD), Gap Inc (GPS), RecessionNow that the holidays are over, the big names in retail who had a tough fourth quarter are going to have to make big cuts. Based on early nu...

Holiday spending actually worse than expected
bloggingstocks.com - Dec 26, 2008   about  BBY, MA, GPS
Filed under: Best Buy (BBY), MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Gap Inc (GPS)Expectations for holiday spending were so low that it would be nearly impossible for things to get much worse. But, they did. Accordin...

Retail Falls Completely Apart (SHLD)(GPS)(M)
247wallst.com - Dec 25, 2008   about  M, SHLD, GPS
Bricks-and-mortar retail sales were predicted to be down by 5% or so this year. At companies like Sear (SHLD), Gap (GPS), and Macy's (M), which have been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit m...

Abercrombie sticks to its guns on prices
bloggingstocks.com - Dec 08, 2008   about  ANF, ARO, GPS
Filed under: Marketing and advertising, Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF)Abercombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) is resisting the tidal wave of discounting that is hitting malls, and is sticking to its retail pr...