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The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Luxury's Freefall The lap of luxury just got really uncomfortable.   |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Return of the Bling? New data suggests that consumers are regaining their lust for luxury. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Retail Stocks That Could Kill Your Portfolio Retailers must adjust for a more fickle consumer. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Credit Coal in Christmas Stockings This year, many Americans will face holiday shopping without their usual reliance on credit cards, and that will do a number on many consumer-facing stocks in the near term. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Graham et al. |
Retail's Desperate Hour Desperate times call for desperate promotions. Here's what the top companies have planned. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Luxury Languishes Frugality may be trumping frivolity even among wealthy shoppers. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Have Consumers Made a Comeback? Retail and restaurant stock investors might not want to don those party hats just yet. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Kristin Graham |
Which Retailers Are Good Inventory Managers? Companies that keep inventory moving and respond to consumer trends have the best shot at weathering the storm. Take a look at a few companies with superior inventory management skills. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Dirty Little Secrets of the Financial Crisis If, or when, the American consumer realizes how unsustainable their debt-fueled lifestyle has been, the economy will contract, and hard. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Is This The Death of Luxury? A changed consumer mind-set may make luxury brands obsolete. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2009
Kristin Graham |
Fiscal Responsibility Is Killing Retail Saving more and spending less may help consumers, but it'll hurt the retail sector. |
BusinessWeek
December 2, 2010
Coleman-Lochner et al. |
Forget Hemlines. Ties May Be the New Indicator Armed with renewed confidence, men are heading to stores in greater numbers this season. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Keep the Faith in Coach You shouldn't fear this luxury stock. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Best Buy, but Nobody's Buying Rapid seismic changes in consumer behavior cause Best Buy to lower guidance for fiscal 2009. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Fool Poll: How Much Will You Spend This Holiday Season? Should retailers be smiling or frowning? |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
3 Stocks to Consume Now Consumers are indulging at the low and high ends of the price scales, while retailers in the middle are left out in the cold. With that in mind let's look at these three companies: Ruth's Hospitality Group... Nordstrom... Coach... |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2011
Nate Weisshaar |
Take From the Rich, Give to You Luxury brands have been putting up impressive growth -- most of it in Asia. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2010
Jim Royal |
Luxury Retailers, Meet the New Money Think of these online stores as the Amazon.com of elegance. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
Retail Holiday Hell Which retailers will survive this make-or-break holiday season? |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2008
Kristin Graham |
Best Stock for 2009: Costco Retail doesn't get much better than this. Costco has built market share in these tough times, and that is precisely what it will continue to do in 2009. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Why This Downturn Is Different As high-income earners start to change their shopping habits there are two sectors potentially at risk because of it and one that could profit. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2007
Kristin Graham |
Gift Cards: A Holiday Grinch? The increasing popularity of holiday gift card giving may make consumers happy, but not necessarily retailers. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Look How the Economy's Growing Fourth-quarter GDP growth was revised down Friday, to 2.8% from an original 3.2%. What do the new numbers tell us about the economy? |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Tiny Victory for Big Retail The holidays are over, but retail's problems may have just begun. |
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
November 3, 2009
Jennifer Schonberger |
View From the Inside: Is the Luxury Sector Recovering? Executives from Saks, Coach, and Tom Ford International discuss their outlook on luxury. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Retail: This Rising Tide Won't Lift All Boats Tax cuts will fuel sales in the first half of 2004, but their impact will fade. Sustained growth may postpone coming mergers and bankruptcies. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Coach Gets Reined In Coach may be well known as the kind of brand people aspire to own, but today it seemed like investors only aspired to sell the stock after the company reported lackluster second-quarter earnings. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Kristin Graham |
How the Credit Crisis Stole Christmas The lack of credit is dramatically altering the holiday season for shoppers and for retailers. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Real Systemic Risk in Our Economy We all have to change how we think about money. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2010
Tom Winner |
Nordstrom's Big Quarter Isn't Enough High-end department store chain Nordstrom announced fourth-quarter results this week that, at first glance, look fantastic. But take another look. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Richard Gibbons |
Profit From the Housing Bust Smart investors recognize opportunity when everyone else is panicking. If you are prepared to consider a very risky short strategy, then homebuilders and lenders might seem like obvious targets. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Burritt & Timberlake |
Retailing: The Bipolar Holiday Sales Season Luxury stores expect business to be robust, but the mass marketing chains continue to struggle. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Will Government Debt Crush the U.S.? Is this debt really going to suffocate the economy? |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
Louise Lee |
Santa's Feeling Strapped This Year Consumer confidence fell in October for the third month in a row. Income growth is sluggish. Energy prices are soaring. And retailers across the country are bracing for what could be a cheerless season. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor The real costs of a housing bubble. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2007
Lawrence A. Rothman |
Nordstrom: Still in the Lap of Luxury The high-end retailer continues to perform better than its lower-end peers. With a trailing P/E of 17, investors would be well advised to jump on the bandwagon before everyone else realizes this is a chance to get luxury at a bargain. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
A Bleaker, Blacker Friday Shoppers may drive a very hard bargain this year. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Retail Gets Ravaged Many of us suspected December retail sales were going to be something akin to retail holiday hell. It looks like the reality was worse than many folks had even imagined. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Picture of the Day: Consumers and Their Credit Cards Have a look at this chart of outstanding revolving credit (almost all of which is credit card debt) over the past eight years. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Anthony Downs |
Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst? |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Nordstrom Is the Snobbiest of Them All A fourth-quarter earnings faux pas demonstrates there are opportunities to take advantage of short-term stock dips at Nordstrom, which can be a good time to buy retailers in general. |
U.S. Banker
March 2011
Dana Johnson |
Recovery Transitions to Tepid Expansion Six quarters after the business cycle trough, some but not all of the major imbalances in the economy have been repaired. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
May Day, May Day A May/Federated rumor hits the rumor mills, propping up May's stock price. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The Solution to the Subprime Crisis At the right price, anything is worth buying. Is the price right on these banking stocks? |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
News Flash: Retail Stinks! One more reason to worry about retail holiday cheer. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Neiman's in Style It seems a bit of a case of "same story, different day." Neiman Marcus Group joins the many upscale department store retailers that reported much better profits than they could muster this time last year. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2009
Colleen Paulson |
Who's Broke Now? These days, it's survival of the fittest in retail and consumer products. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
No Home Sweet Home at Costco Many retailers will have to cut concepts that seemed like a good idea at the time. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Saks Appeal The department store retailer provides some hot shopping. |
