retail sales | Investing | Real Estate Investing | Advice & Tips |

Articles tagged with: retail sales

Home » Tags » retail sales

The Pitch – Do you think the economic rally has stalled?

The Pitch – Do you think the economic rally has stalled?

Do you think the rally has stalled?

Question:
The stock market really hasn’t moved too much one way or another for a few weeks. Do you think that the economic rally has stalled?
Answer:
I think that it has stalled for now, but that could be due to the …

Christmas is coming early this year

Christmas is coming early this year

A recent trip to the Dollar Store uncovered something kind of interesting to me; Christmas is coming early this year.
This summer’s retail sales were abysmal for the most part and it looks like even the local dollar store is trying to make up for any …

Seven places a college graduate can find work…what a joke.

Seven places a college graduate can find work…what a joke.

SmartMoney has an article on its front page today talking about seven career fields that college graduates can work. The list is pretty good if you have an accounting, engineering, or computer science (IT) degree, but if you are anyone else things are not looking …

Retailers are having a hard time moving summer items

Retailers are having a hard time moving summer items

While summer officially began just a couple of weeks ago, many retailers are already putting their summer merchandise on sale and to the clearance racks dismissing this summer as a complete wash.
Department stores like Macy’s have discounted summer clothing and swimwear down 50%. Other retailers …

Even after a record profit, Apple lays off 1,600 employees

After a billion apps were downloaded and the company posted a huge profit, Apple is letting go of 1,600 employees at its stores.
Retail sales rose $20 million in the fiscal second quarter compared to the same quarter 2008, but the growth in retail net sales …