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Kohl's Already Selling Butler "National Champions" Shirts
If you're interested in wearing the championship t-shirt of the team that wins tonight's NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game, but would also like the accuracy of the t-shirt left up to chance,...
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Citigroup Loves Jennifer Lopez's New Fashion Line (KSS)
Although Jennifer Lopez's last foray into fashion was a flop, investors should expect something different this time, according to Citi. Analyst Deborah Weinswig reiterated a buy rating on Kohl's,...
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Complete Roundup Of September's Strong Retail Sales Results (COST, GPS, JWN,...
September retail sales are out and the numbers look good. Costco, Nordstrom and Target all grew faster than analysts expected. Luxury goods did particularly well. At Saks, women's shoes and handbags...
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Citi: We Checked Out The Shopping Malls, And This Is What We Saw (ANF, ANN,...
With Black Friday, and the official start of the holiday season, less than a month away, retailers are finalizing plans for what could be a pretty good November and December. Citi, in three separate...
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Citigroup Offers A Preview Of October Same-Store Sales (COST, JCP, SKS, M,...
Despite consumer confidence readings that might suggest otherwise, consumer spending in this economy has been surprisingly healthy. Citigroup estimates that same-store sales will have grown 6.8%...
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Kohl's Joins The Black Friday Midnight Madness
Ushering in Thanksgiving month with a bang, Kohl's is the latest retailer to announce a midnight opening on Black Friday. The Wisconsin-based department store will open its doors nationwide at 12 a.m....
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Complete Roundup Of October's Disappointing Retail Sales (ANF, ARO, AEO,...
October retail sales are out and the numbers, though mostly positive, disappointed investors. Macy's, Nordstrom, and Target all missed analyst expectations. The Limited's Victoria's Secret drove sales...
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A Complete Checklist For This Week's Big Earnings Announcements (SYY, BSFT,...
Earnings season is finally winding down. Already, 80% of S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial component companies have announced. Big names left include General Motors, Cisco, Walt Disney and Macy's....
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What Wall Street Analysts Are Buzzing About This Morning (KSS, VIAB, CAG,...
Good morning, here's your morning equity research roundup from the Street: Deutsche Bank: Nordstrom (JWN): Following Nordstrom's solid quarter, analyst Charles Grom believes the company's conservative...
View ArticleRebecca Black And Kohl's Teamed Up To Create The Most Annoying Commercial Ever
It was just a matter of time, but thanks to a team effort from Rebecca Black and the department store Kohl’s, “Black Friday” now has a theme song. That’s right, Kohl’s has revamped the song “Friday”...
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November Retail Sales Show Black Friday Was Even Better Than Expected (BKE,...
November retail sales are out and the numbers are solidifying first predictions that Black Friday would set records. Costco continued to post break-neck same-store sales growth, up 9.0% on $7.1...
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These 2 Retailers Have The Slowest Holiday Delivery Times This Year
Toys R' Us and HSN.com came in dead last in a study of major retailers' holiday shipping delivery times, according to StellaService. The company, which enlists mystery shoppers year-round to rate...
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Hey, Procrastinators: Don't Wait Until The Eleventh Hour To Buy Your Gifts
If you waited until the eleventh hour to cross off your gift list this year, you've still got time to score great deals. Retailers have extended their hours in the last few days leading up to...
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Returning Your Holiday Gifts Could Be A Nightmare If You Bought Them Online
Aside from the hassle of dissecting each retailer's individual return policies, some are taking weeks to issue refunds for online returns, a new study shows. Companies like Dell, Zappos and QVC fell...
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Credit Suisse On The Strange Relationship Between Target And Kohl's (KSS, TGT)
It is "no secret" that Kohl's likes to open stores near Target, the company said in a recent conference call. Credit Suisse's Michael Exstein looked into this relationship and found surprisingly that...
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Kohl's Still Can't Figure Out How To Make Itself Seem Different From Other...
Low prices: That's what's going to get registers ringing this holiday season at Kohl's, which is clawing its way out of a business slump. So said Kevin Mansell, CEO of the 1,134-unit department store...
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Kohl's Is About To Go On A Holiday Hiring Spree And It's Bigger Than Last Year's
Kohl's has had its struggles lately, but it has some big plans for the holiday season. The retailer plans to hire more than 52,700 associates, 5,700 distribution center jobs and 30 more at credit...
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The iPhone 5 Is A Likely Culprit For Bad Retail Sales Last Month
Companies reported their September sales this morning, and many missed estimates. On the surface, there's no big explanation for the misses. The back-to-school season was expected to be robust, gas...
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Kohl’s Corporation Slips And We’re Not Surprised
By Damion Rallis, Senior Research AssociateWith the holiday shopping season in full swing we noticed a recent surge in insider sales and a sharp share price drop at department store operator Kohl’s...
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3 Reasons Why Kohl's Is Sinking
With the recent (and seemingly unstoppable) decline of JC Penney and Sears, much internet ink has been spilled lamenting the decline of these companies, while little analysis has been done exploring...
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