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BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
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Why Wal-Mart Wants to Take the Driver's Seat The retail giant wants to grab control of deliveries from manufacturers. Suppliers' shipping costs "more than likely will be passed on to other retailers"   |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2003
Dexter Roberts |
China: The Next Big Conquest? For retailers, doing business in China is tough stuff. But with a $370 billion market up for grabs, Wal-Mart and its competitors know it's worth the trouble. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Christmas Joy? No, a Bloody Battle for Bucks Behind the scenes in the retail world, we have brutal competition with heavyweight contender Wal-Mart Stores out to utterly brutalize its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Retailers Keep Toy Makers in Line With retailers like Wal-Mart demanding safer toys, toy makers will have to pay for the privilege of shelf space. |
InternetNews
April 30, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Wal-Mart RFID Tests Underway The retail world is taking notes on the retail giant's first foray into 'case and pallet' level wireless tagging. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Zellner & Berner |
Wal-Mart Eases Its Grip The retailer isn't squeezing suppliers as hard -- or slashing its own prices as much as it used to. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Toys Spark a Brutal Battle Will Target overthrow Wal-Mart as the king of low, low holiday prices? |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
KB Toys Wipes Out The toy store chain is the latest retailer to succumb to the dismal economy. |
IndustryWeek
August 19, 2009
Adrienne Selko |
Playing a New Game How the toy industry banded together to ensure the quality of their offshore suppliers. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? So the retailer's sales are down. There are plenty of other reasons for investors to be of good cheer. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Not Playing Around Wal-Mart is set to start a major price war on hot toys, well ahead of the holiday season. The retailer is cutting prices on what it calls the "Top 12 Toys of Christmas" by 10% to 50%. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
A Bleaker, Blacker Friday Shoppers may drive a very hard bargain this year. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Retailers Mixing Up E-tailing Tactics Online retailers used new tactics to boost sales during the end of year holiday shopping season, according to the results of a mystery shopping study conducted by the e-tailing group. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2011
Lal & Alvarez |
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink Big-box retailers that are slow to see the tsunami wave of online competition on the horizon stand to be swept away. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Do Retailers Finally Get It? Traditional retailers have stopped fearing the Internet and are finally utilizing it appropriately. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
It's the Customer, Stupid! Best Buy expands in-store offerings for small-business customers. Time will tell how well this strategy pans out. The stock has had a bit of a choppy ride over the past year. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Stanley Needs to Get Back to Work With the company forecasting anemic organic-sales growth and launching a questionable $200 million share repurchase, there is no reason for investors to jump in on this one. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Mike Cianciolo |
Big Boxes Stack Up Comps Big-box retailers reported strong same-store sales for February. Do these companies deserve an extra look from investors? |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Toys "R" Us Stops Playing Around Can the retailer take back toy land? |
Entrepreneur
December 2001
Chris Sandlund |
Pass or Fail? 2001 was a fickle beast, reserving a different attitude for each business that faced it, but whether it was a banner year or a bust, it did share its wisdom -- and we're here to pass those lessons on to small business owners... |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Baby Talk at Toys "R" Us Although investors bid down shares of the toy retailer, maybe the picture isn't as bleak as it seems, especially considering the focus on its strong and growing niche play, Babies "R" Us. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006
Kim T. Gordon |
Hit the Sweet Spot If you're marketing to other business owners, you need to offer the 7 things they want most - and learn how you can deliver them. |
Fast Company
May 2000
Fast Company |
My Favorite Bookmarks - Karen Lake Web site picks for small businesses from the founder and CEO of StrategyWeek.com |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Ready to Rumble? Today's economy is in a turnaround, but we need entrepreneurs to keep the momentum going. Get your company geared up to take on the challenge. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Toy Store Faces a Fork in the Road Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad? |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Toys "R" Us Has Faithful Friends Toy manufacturers decide to support Toys "R" Us with exclusive products and advertising. |
Reason
May 2004
Ted Balaker |
Big Boxing In the nation's largest brawl over big-box retailers, California pols are anxious to prove they're in the little guy's corner. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Digging Through Retail's Rubble Many retailers, including Wal-Mart, came up empty-handed during the holidays. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Robert Berner |
Retailers vs. Buyers: Who Will Blink First? To avoid a cut-price Yuletide, stores have kept stocks low. But consumers await sales. |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Eileen Figure Sandlin |
Child's Play Breaking into the multi-billion-dollar toy industry is easier than you think. Here's how to get your toy on the top of every kid's wish list. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 4, 2003
Jonathan Byrnes |
Supply Chain Management in a Wal-Mart World Here's a supply-chain dilemma: Now that you've learned how to do business with Wal-Mart, what do you do with everyone else? |
CRM
June 1, 2006
Phillip Britt |
Market Focus: Retail: How (and Where) May We Serve You? Retail consumers want to receive a high level of service regardless if they shop online, in a store, or some combination of channels. The retailers that recognize and meet this challenge of multichannel customer service are the ones that will get the best profit margins. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Depressing Times for Discounters Are consumers so cash-strapped that even discount retailers have become dangerous? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Buying Safe Toys for the Holidays Recent recalls may have you spooked, but it's still possible to find safe playthings. In an ironic twist, all the bad news means there is a lot of information about toy manufacturing and safety this year. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Meridith Levinson |
Coming to a State Near You: Internet Sales Taxes In February, three major retailers took a giant -- and controversial -- step toward integrating their online and brick-and-mortar stores. Target, Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart announced that they would begin levying a sales tax for online purchases. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Don't Let Retail Raze Your Portfolio As beleaguered consumers change their spending habits, the retail landscape could face major upheaveals, and some retailers might not survive. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Toys "R" Is the ubiquitous toy retailer Toys "R" Us gearing up for its final goodbye? Folks buying the stock these days are more than happy to see a sale go through. |
CFO
June 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
Go Direct, Young Man Despite the headaches, more retailers and smaller manufacturers are turning to do-it-yourself sourcing. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 1, 2003
Jonathan Byrnes |
Who Will Profit From Auto-ID? Is Auto-ID hype or is it for real? For several years, many top managers have asked this question about radio-frequency ID tags, called Auto-ID, under development by a global consortium of universities, companies, and organizations. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
David Meier |
Earn Great Returns From Retail With all of the slowing growth, struggling retail concepts, and overall market malaise, should investors just forget about retailers in general? Here is a three-step plan to beat the market. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Off Target? Like its rival, the discount retailer says it will miss its same-store sales forecast for June. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Outgrowing Your Toys Toys "R" Us' last quarter as a public company wasn't bad, but it's still time to cash out. |
