Retail & Wholesale

Gasoline sales accounted for 58.0% of Casey’s (CASY) total revenue in fiscal 2Q17. Total gasoline sales fell 4.6% YoY (year-over-year) in fiscal 2Q17.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has mentioned that enterprises and customers are shifting toward hybrid cloud, and it aims to simplify this transition.

On November 23, 2016, Wolfe Research downgraded Kate Spade & Company’s rating to “peer perform” from “outperform.”

Price movement Carter’s (CRI) has a market cap of $4.4 billion. It rose 0.48% to close at $88.09 per share on November 11, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 2.3%, 0.92%, and -0.06%, respectively, on the same day. CRI is trading 2.0% above its 20-day moving average, 2.1% below […]

In 2Q16, mass merchandiser Target (TGT) reported a 7.2% decline in its top line to $16.2 billion. Target’s 2Q16 revenues were affected by lower traffic and higher variability in sales patterns.

GNC’s peers have outperformed GNC Holdings based on PE and PBV ratios. But GNC has mostly outperformed its peers based on PS ratios.

Some issues considered under the social criterion when evaluating a company’s products and practices are human rights, human capital management, and work conditions.

Cabela’s peers have outperformed the company based on PBV. However, Cabela’s has outperformed its peers based on PE and PS.

Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) is slated to release its 3Q16 results on Thursday, November 3, 2016, before the market opens. Wall Street is expecting a fall of 19.0% in EPS.

As in the last several quarters, VF’s (VFC) international business remained firm during the third quarter.

Emerson Electric’s (EMR) omnichannel sales strategy is a multichannel approach that provides an integrated shopping experience.

Sprouts Farmers Market has displayed industry-leading earnings growth in the past few years.

Gasoline sales accounted for 58.2% of Casey’s (CASY) total revenue in 1Q17.

Nordstrom’s off-price Rack business continued to display strength in fiscal 2Q16 ended July 30, 2016.

Macy’s (M) gross margin remained flat in fiscal 2Q16 ended July 30, 2016. However, the company’s operating margin declined on a year-over-year basis.

Of the 18 analysts who have rated SFM, 12 have recommended a “buy,” and 6 have recommended a “hold.” None of the analysts have a “sell” rating on the stock.

Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) reported results for fiscal 2Q16 on August 4, 2016. The value-oriented organic and natural food retailer reported a 14% year-over-year increase in adjusted diluted EPS, beating the consensus by 1 cent.

Macy’s adjusted EPS (earnings per share) fell by 28.6% on a year-over-year basis in 1Q16. Analysts expect Macy’s earnings to fall in 2Q16 also.

Cabela’s (CAB) has been outperformed by its peers based on PBV (price-to-book value) ratio. However, Cabela’s has mostly outperformed its peers based on PE (price-to-earnings) and price-to-sales ratios.

In the biggest YTD semiconductor acquisition of 2016, SoftBank has offered to acquire UK-based designer ARM for a cash consideration of $32 billion.

SuperValu’s stock is currently trading at $5.36, which is 42% below its 52-week high.

Despite lower sales, Best Buy’s gross margin improved from 23.7% in fiscal 1Q16 to 25.4% in fiscal 1Q17.

Few companies have the kind of ubiquitous presence that 3M Company (MMM) likely does in your everyday life.

Old Dominion Freight Line has 224 shipping service centers and 32 transfer points. ODFL serves nine major regions and thousands of direct points in the US.

There have been significant steps toward the eventual inclusion of China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

Amazon (AMZN) currently dominates the cloud infrastructure space. AWS (Amazon Web Services) is used by more than 1 million customers.

After Casey’s General Stores’ double-digit earnings growth over the last three fiscal years, Wall Street expects a slowdown in its earnings per share growth.

In the last five years, Amazon’s revenue has risen at a compound annual growth rate of 22% thanks to its flourishing e-commerce sales.

Smart & Final stores have a smaller physical footprint than other warehouse clubs and grocery chains, but they offer a larger SKU selection.

PVH Corp. (PVH) registered a 2.1% year-over-year increase in its top line in fiscal 4Q15, which ended January 31, 2016, to $2.1 billion.

China is the world’s second-largest economy. Its economy started going downhill due to sluggish global demand. This impacted its trading partners.

Icahn Enterprises (IEP) conducts its Home Fashion business through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, WestPoint Home.

Time Warner stated at a Deutsche Bank (DB) investor conference early last month that it expects the number of movie screens in China to increase by about 30% in the next two years.

Whole Foods Market (WFM) is likely to see a slowdown in its top line during fiscal 2016. The organic and natural foods retailer could register sales growth of 3%–5%, according to the company’s guidance.

Casey’s has a strong, differentiated, low-risk business model. In fiscal 2015, 82% of its stores were in areas with populations of fewer than 20,000 people.

Business expansion is crucial for companies like SolarCity, which intends to expand its presence via partnerships with homebuilders and industry leaders.

Casey follows both organic and inorganic expansion strategies for its growth. In fiscal 2015, the company opened 45 new stores and acquired 36 stores.

According to the NBS (National Bureau of Statistics of China), China’s GDP grew 6.7% in 1Q16.

Disney’s Zootopia earned $23.5 million at the Chinese box office between February 29 and March 6, 2016, and was ranked second at the box office in China.

Estée Lauder’s (EL) haircare segment’s revenue increased 8.7% in reported terms and 14% on a constant-currency basis to $0.15 billion in fiscal 2Q16.