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Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...

The focus turns to earnings from retailers this week. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked things off last week. The former posted lower earnings per share in line with estimates, while the latter narrowly beat EPS expectations but revenues fell short. Here is a look...

Ironic, eh? On a day when love is in the air, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is showing American job-seekers a little affection by announcing a new one-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Middleton, Delaware. According to TechCrunch, the center will create approximately 850 full-time jobs and cost $...

It's a crazy idea, but there are a few reasons why it just might work. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that everyone's favorite dot-com retailer, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), had planned to open at least one retail location. If this report is true (something I highly doubt), it would seem that...

A Poem From an Analyst to Target:   How I love your bright red bull’s-eye hanging outside your store It just makes me want to rush through the door To shop the fruit and veggie sections I see And then go sit under a tree Oh Target, oh Target, you are so cheap chic And that’s why I let my...

Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, January 5, after the closing bell. Investors could use a little good news, considering the shares have traded mostly between $56 and $60 since the end of October and analysts seem unenthused about the stock...

The Dow and the S&P 500 closed up less than 1% yesterday after being lower most of the day. But big-box retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) again reached new multiyear highs -- of $42.05 and $59.66 per share, respectively -- during the trading session. Home Depot has been...

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results Wednesday, December 21, after the markets close. Though the stock is trading near a multiyear high, analysts' sentiment has been waning over the past three months. Investors will be looking for another in...

As Christmas and the end of the year rush toward us, here is a quick look at expectations for some of the most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week. These include Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Walgreen (...

Contrary to popular belief, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn't the only culprit. Earlier this morning, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) announced that Q3 profits had dropped 13%. The company reported net earnings of $154 million– or $0.42 per diluted share – for its fiscal third quarter (which ended on November 26,...