Retail sales in September showed more of the same modest, mildly encouraging growth for the third month in a row, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday.
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Walmart sales beat every other company’s by a mile, but did you know that if Walmart were an army it would be bigger than Russia’s and North Korea’s combined? How do its revenues as national GDP stack up? How many miles will it…
Amid all the chain-store carnage, some smaller merchants are trying to attract shoppers with new concepts, from textbook rentals to made-to-order pants. Some are online only, and others have bricks. But all are finding success …
Retail stocks tend to rise ahead of other sectors in the early stages of an economic recovery, and so far, following a familiar pattern, both up-market and discount chains have benefited at the expense of middle-market players. So is it time to buy stock in wholesale clubs?
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Face-Off on Stocks: Costco, BJ’s, Wal-Mart originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:27:00.
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From spraying you with perfume to placing candy by the checkout line, stores will try anything to get you to buy more. In our report, Six Sneaky Ways Stores Get You to Buy More, we covered some of the most popular current strategies.
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