This is your Cue to Start looking at Retail Stocks
Retail is a competitive business. The barriers to entry tend to be low and far too many publicly traded firms have businesses that aren't...
German Grocers Lead Blitzkrieg on American Soil
Aldi and Lidl, two German discount grocery businesses are invading the U.S. with competitive prices. The stores don't offer too many products, but what...
Amazon Speeds up Whole Foods Mainstream Evolution
Even before Amazon decide to purchase Whole Foods, the business was trying to adopt some of the norms in the grocery industry. But now...
Another Big Box Behemoth Submits to a New World of Retail
It's becoming difficult to keep track of the stores that have gone bankrupt this year and last. Now another hallmark of the big box...
What Will it Take to Win Amazon’s HQ2?
In the Wall Street Journal, Li Yuan tells readers of the lengths the Chinese city of Wuhan took to attract Xiaomi, a tech hardware...
Benny’s to Close Stores
A cornerstone of New England retail, Benny's, is going out of business. After serving New England shoppers since the 1920s, the Bromberg family has...
Are Big Brands Getting Bruised By Costco’s In House Competition?
Big brand consumer products companies are facing growing competition from in-house retailer brands. Costco's Kirkland is squeezing profits from customers that would otherwise go...
Nordstrom Uses Local To Fight Amazon Dominance
In a bid to fight against Amazon's retail dominance, Nordstrom is trying a new strategy it calls Nordstrom Local. The strategy will employ small...
Is the Amazon Story Wildly Inflated?
Amazon's effect on retail is an amazing story, but despite its disruptive nature, the company hasn't been generating profits or managing risk nearly as...
As if On Cue, Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods
For months I've been outlining my Bezos Law (see here, here, here, and here), which states that any industry Amazon (and more specifically Jeff...