Best Buy's Decline Doesn't Indicate the Death of the Retail Big Box Format, But Best Buy's Rebirth Will Indicate the Death of Its Big-Box Mentality (BBY)
Thursday May 31, 2012
Ever since 50 Best Buy (BBY) store closing locations were announced, and plans for future Best Buy stores in smaller formats were revealed, analysts and experts have been speculating ... Read More
Two Studies Predict Apple's Future Growth and Global Dominance - Apple's Brand Is Both World's Most Valuable and World's Most Vibrant Brand (AAPL, SBUX, SHLD, TLB)
Monday May 28, 2012
After rocketing up 18 positions on the 2012 Fortune 500 list, it is no surprise that two separate research studies have found the Apple (AAPL) brand to be both the ... Read More
Survey Finds Freebie Promotions Do Motivate Sales - This Week's Freebie Promotions from the U.S. Retail Industry (EAT, SVDNF, AMZN, FB)
Monday May 21, 2012
Free is the price point for sales success, according to a survey conducted by computer technical support company iYogi. While it is feared that freebies are consumed by ... Read More
Amazon Bests Its Own Best Customer Satisfaction Ratings and is Named the Best Internet Shopping Website By Customer Survey Again (AMZN)
Sunday May 20, 2012
When the Spring 2012 Best Internet Shopping Websites for Customer Satisfaction list was released recently by the Foresee marketing research group, there were no big surprises and few changes compared ... Read More
Wal-Mart Investors Say Corruption Is Okay If Profitability Results - Would Sam Walton Be Proud of Today's Wal-Mart? (WMT)
Sunday May 20, 2012
When Wal-Mart (WMT) beat expectations in its Q1 earnings report this week, in one very quick stroke the stock price decline that occurred on news of its alleged bribery scandal ... Read More
Do Facebook Investors Think Facebook's Stock or Facebook's Leader is the More Risky Investment? Mark Zuckerberg is no Tony Hsieh in Social Media Use (FB, AMZN)
Saturday May 19, 2012
To budding Internet entrepreneurs, May 18, 2012 was an historic milestone, when a 28 year-old programmer who started a website in his college dorm room launched the largest NASDAQ IPO ... Read More
Starbucks Busy With a Boycott, A Bomb Squad, a Theft Ring, a Court Ruling, a Major Promotion and a National Holiday in Half-a-Frappa May (SBUX)
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Already It's been a busy month of May for the Starbucks (SBUX) corporation. A boycott, a bomb squad, a theft ring, a court ruling, a new opening ... Read More