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Coverage Launch: $65 Trefis Price Estimate for Target
Target (NYSE:TGT) is one of top ten largest retailers in the U.S. by sales and competes with companies like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY). The retailer sells a wide variety of merchandise...
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What is the Potential Upside if Wal-Mart Gains Ground on iTunes?
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the world’s largest retailer, competing with companies like Target (NYSE:TGT), Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY). Our price estimate for Wal-Mart stands at $65.42, which implies a prem...
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Merchandising Initiatives Could Improve Wal-Mart’s U.S. Profit Margins
Wal-Mart’s (NYSE:WMT) gross profit margin from its U.S. operations has risen steadily over the past few years – from an estimated 26% in 2006 to 27.5% in 2009. The trend has been sparked by several merchandising initiatives that have ...
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Is a Divergence in Retail Sales and Property Prices an Indicator of Risk for Best Buy?
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is a specialty electronics retailer that competes with general retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) as well as other specialty retailers like GameStop (NYSE:GME) and Radio Shack (NYSE:RSH). Our price es...
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Stacking Up Wal-Mart’s Inventory Management vs. Costco and Best Buy
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the world’s largest retailer, competing with companies like Target (NYSE:TGT), Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY). Wal-Mart sells almost every variety of merchandise.
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Video Streaming with a Side of Free 2-Day Shipping
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is rumored to be rolling out an unlimited video streaming service for Amazon Prime customers that will rival that of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX).
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A Look at Costco’s Key Metrics vs. Competitors
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) traditionally competes with warehouse club operators including BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Sam’s Club, in addition to large retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Target (NYSE:TGT). The ...
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The Value of Membership Fees to Costco Stock
Costco (NASDAQ:COST) traditionally competes with warehouse club operators including BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Sam’s Club, in addition to large retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and Target (NYSE:TGT). Th...
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Wal-Mart Should Keep Close Watch on Food Cost Inflation
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the world’s largest retailer, competing with companies like Target (NYSE:TGT), Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY). The retailer sells almost every variety of merchandise, but is most d...
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Trefis Picks of the Week for Telecom, Media, Technology & Retail
Telecom, Media and Technology – Trefis Picks of the Week Below is a summary of featured articles across the technology, media and telecom sectors that investors may find useful. The following selection of articles was drawn from top web publi...
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Online Retail Momentum and Smartphone Proliferation Lift Outlook for Amazon
According to a recent report from IBM (NYSE:IBM) Coremetrics, online sales during the 2010 holiday season increased roughly 24% year-over-year (YOY) in November and 12% YOY in December. This growth outpaced the improvement recorded by the overall...
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Grocery Wars Could Pose Risk to Wal-Mart Stock Upside
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the largest retailer in the world based on revenues and competes with other retailers like Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Target (NYSE:TGT) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Our price estimate for Wal-Mart’s stock stands at $65.42 whi...
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Is Best Buy Losing its Edge?
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is a specialty electronics retailer that competes with general retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) as well as other specialty retailers like GameStop (NYSE:GME) and Radio Shack (NYSE:RSH). Our price es...
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Costco’s Revenues to Grow on Discount Strategy
Costco’s (NASDAQ:COST) average revenue per square foot (RPSF), an important metric to measure retail sale success, grew from around $809 in 2006 to around $814 in 2009. The simple yet effective strategy of providing goods at bulk and for lo...
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Amazon Could Rise on Excellent Operational Efficiency
A few months back, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), which competes with eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK), and Blue Nile (NASDAQ:NILE), announced that its working capital management continues to do well. Amazon has been able ...
