Retail & Wholesale

Walgreens Boots Alliance stock (WBA) fell 6.4% on March 1 after Baird’s reduction in target price.

Among the 33 analysts that follow Home Depot, 72.7% recommended a “buy,” while 27.3% recommended a “hold.”

Electronic Arts (EA) gained 6.8% today as of 10:45 AM EST.

The global cloud infrastructure space has continued to grow strongly.

Microsoft (MSFT) recently announced that it had bought education data management platform DataSense from BrightBytes.

Home Depot’s integrated retail strategy To counter Amazon (AMZN), Home Depot (HD) has been focusing on its integrated retail strategy, One Home Depot. The strategy integrates its offline and online channels to enhance customers’ experience, which could be hard for Amazon to replicate. In last year’s third quarter, the company’s online sales grew 28%, and […]

India’s new e-commerce rules could make life tougher for Amazon and Walmart (WMT), according to CNN.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Amazon’s Whole Foods business isn’t profitable despite its sales having increased since Amazon took over.

Walmart (WMT) had impressive earnings in the first three quarters of fiscal 2019. Walmart beat analysts’ expectations.

PayPal (PYPL) spent $326 million on marketing activities in the third quarter compared to $313 million in the second quarter and $285 million in the first quarter.

On December 28, PayPal (PYPL) opened the trading session at $85 and closed at $83.26. It posted an average volume of 6.85 million.

Facebook’s (FB) TTM (trailing -12- months) gross margin stands at 84.26%, compared to the industry and sector averages of 40.63% and 43.56%, respectively.

In the first three quarters of 2018, Kroger (KR) posted revenue of $93.07 billion, which represents growth of 1.6% from $91.63 billion in the corresponding three quarters of the previous year.

In July, IBM launched a blockchain solution specifically for the financial service industry, LedgerConnect.

In October, IBM (IBM) shocked the world by acquiring Red Hat (RHT) for $34 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date.

Alibaba reported soft revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, as the e-commerce giant is struggling to gain momentum amid the growing tensions between the US and China.

Alibaba (BABA) has recently opened its first data centers in the United Kingdom as it seeks to expand its cloud footprint in Europe.

China’s major indices are still down 25-30% this year alone.

The trade war is expected to be a long-term affair, according to several observers including Alibaba’s (BABA) Jack Ma.

According to a report by the IDC, total spending on the blockchain platform is expected to climb by 122% to $2.1 billion.

Alibaba’s net income remained at 20.1 billion yuan in the quarter ended June 30, 2018, just like the quarter ended in June 2017.

Nordstrom’s (JWN) revenue grew 6.7% to $7.6 billion in the first half of fiscal 2018. In the second quarter, which ended on August 4, the company’s revenue grew 7.2% on a year-over-year basis to $4.1 billion.

JD.com’s (JD) essential reportable segments are the JD Mall and New Businesses segments.

As of August 14, Advance Auto Parts’ forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple was 10.8x. Currently, Advance Auto Parts’ forward PE multiple is 20.8x.

Analysts expect Etsy’s 2018 revenue to be $588.7 million, up 33.4%, while its EPS are expected to be $0.47 compared to $0.48 in 2017.

IBM’s (IBM) ranking among cloud vendors is sliding, and it turns out Alibaba (BABA) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google may have played a role in its repositioning.

Alibaba (BABA) recently struck a deal to buy a stake in Turkey-based online marketplace Trendyol.

GoPro (GPRO) has a multichannel marketing strategy across social media platforms.

Earlier, we discussed Oracle’s newest offering, Oracle Cloud, which will ease the migration of ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems to the cloud.

CVS recorded total sales of $186 billion (+4% YoY) in the last 12 months. The Pharmacy Services segment was the company’s biggest moneymaker.

Around 70% of the US population lives within three miles of a CVS store, while more than 75% of the population lives within five miles of a Walgreens store.

Mattel, which is an American multinational toy manufacturing company, was the S&P 500’s top gainer on May 15.

Walmart (WMT) is reshaping its international strategy, which augurs well for long-term growth. As competition heats up in the domestic market, Walmart is looking eastward to accelerate growth.

Under its Greatness Agenda strategy, Kohl’s is revamping its merchandise offerings, emphasizing the omnichannel experience, and optimizing its marketing spending.

In March, Airbus said it was shifting its workforce to Google’s G-Suite from Microsoft Office (MSFT).

Costco (COST) continues to impress with its high earnings growth rate despite its continued focus on prices amid increased competition from Amazon (AMZN).

HelloFresh saw its 2017 revenues touch $1.0 billion in 2017, which is a 52.0% increase from the revenues it generated in 2016.

AutoZone’s 2Q18 earnings Previously, we looked at how AutoZone’s (AZO) key business segments fared in 2Q18. The company’s focus on improving parts availability and the in-store experience continued to drive growth. AZO’s commercial and online retail business traffic grew during the quarter. Let’s find out how these factors affected AutoZone’s profitability in 2Q18. Profit margin in 2Q18 […]

AutoZone’s business segments AutoZone’s (AZO) results are divided into two business segments: the DIY (Do-it-yourself) segment and the Commercial or DIFM (Do-it-for-me) segment. The DIY segment, which targets retail customers, yields wider margins than DIFM. Let’s take a look how these business segments performed in 2Q18 and AutoZone’s other key growth priorities. DIY segment in 2Q18 AutoZone’s […]

The top three drugstore chains in the US are in the process of forming new associations through mergers and acquisitions to create a more diversified portfolio and protect themselves from the growing online threat.