holiday sales

The U.S. retail sector is facing potential shortages in key consumer product areas as the ongoing trade war with China leads to a decrease in manufacturing orders and freight bookings, pushing the national supply chain towards a critical point. What Happened: The U.S. supply chain is nearing a...

On Tuesday, Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) announced it is expanding its partnership with Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), sending its shares up as much as 16.1%. With their existing partnership, Walmart customers are able to purchase goods online and in stores by pre-applying for...

Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: APPL) latest introduction of over-the-ear wireless headphones, AirPods Max, won't arrive in time for the holiday season, Bloomberg reports. What Happened: The long-awaited Apple's wearable device costs $549 and boasts a battery life of up to...

Quarterly reports from Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) and Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ: HAS) were better than expected and both toy companies pointed to seeing strong holiday quarters. This could bode well for shares of Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO), which are down 60% in 2020. Funko is best known for its Pop!...

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) was among the hottest retailers heading into the 2019 holiday season. So when the company reported disappointing holiday results on Wednesday, the stock tumbled. So what went wrong at Target? 'Far Short' Of Expectations Target's same-store sales growth...

Credit Suisse is encouraging investors to take advantage of a "rare discount" in Five Below Inc (NASDAQ: FIVE)'s stock after the company disappointed investors with poor preliminary fourth quarter and 2020 guidance. The Analyst Judah Frommer upgraded Five Below from Neutral to...

Weak holiday sales reports sent Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) and JC Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) shares tumbling Thursday while bolstering the notion of a humbug holiday for traditional retailers who couldn't compete with online sellers. Kohl’s announced a 0.2% drop in comparable...

Bank of America no longer holds a bullish stance on Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) after the retailer reported holiday period comparable sales fell 0.2% year over year. The Analyst Lorraine Hutchinson downgraded Kohl's from Buy to Neutral with a price target lowered from $55 to $50. The...

Shopping peak season is in full bloom but will retail reap the benefits? In the battle for dollars, is it Black Friday or Cyber Monday who ends up with all the money? Plus Trump tariffs make trade tumble, broken promises from the 1870's, the East Coast is eating the West Coast's freight leftovers,...

Video game stock performance in the two months heading into the holidays has given investors about an even shot at gains and losses over the last decade, historical price data show. Unless you include Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). When looking at six video game stocks’ performance...

The 2018 holiday shopping season is tracking to be the strongest in six years, as total retail spending from the start of November through Dec. 24 rose 5.1 percent from a year ago to more than $850 billion, CNN reported, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.  Four Experts React Four...

It will be interesting to get a gander at Amazon.com. Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) holiday shipping tab when the e-tailer releases its fourth-quarter results Feb. 7. The Seattle-based company said today that more than 1 billion items were shipped "for free" over the holidays by US ...

December usually means a holiday push for retail sales — but that may not hold true for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and sales of its latest iPhones.  Model Sales This year, Apple has produced perhaps its most diverse line of iPhones in terms of size, capability and price. The...

Investors with confidence in Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE: SIG)'s long-term story showed patience and risk tolerance — but now one Wall Street analyst is no longer comfortable with a bullish stance. The Analyst RBC Capital Markets' Brian Tunick downgraded Signet Jewelers'...

Shares of Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) were trading lower by 4 percent Tuesday after the company released a concerning update to its holiday season performance. Specifically, total net sales for the two month period ended Dec. 31, 2017, rose 3.6 percent from the same period a year ago and...