Latest Company Spotlight…
JCPenney: Still Doin’ It Right?
On April 14, 2012, JCPenney celebrated its 110th birthday. With 1,100 stores in 49 states, it remains a symbol of “Middle American retailing,” despite several years of hard times and declining sales and profits. Revenues plunged from $20 billion … [Read More...]
Industry Reports
Stop the Roller Coaster—A Smarter Approach to Apparel Sourcing
A Thought Leadership Report from AT Kearney By Sanjay Srikanth, Esteban Bowles, Chris Callieri, and Deepa Neary Apparel retailers have been on a sourcing roller coaster for nearly 30 years. The 1980s brought a significant shift of manufacturing … [Read More...]
News and Info
- Business trips abroad could endanger your data 05/17/2012
- EA must defend NCAA conspiracy lawsuit 05/17/2012
- EA must defend NCAA conspiracy lawsuit 05/17/2012
- Salesforce beats Street in first quarter, raises FY outlook 05/17/2012
- UPDATE 1-Salesforce beats Street in first quarter, raises FY outlook 05/17/2012
- Coach Inc. (COH): Today's Featured Consumer Goods Loser 05/17/2012
- Facebook bet pays off for Russia's Usmanov 05/17/2012
- Facebook bet pays off for Russia's Usmanov 05/17/2012
- Salesforce first quarter beats Street 05/17/2012
- Facebook prices IPO at $38 05/17/2012
The Spotlight Is On…
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The thirty-year-old company with its distinctive logo and award-winning advertising campaign will reach sales of almost $2.5 billion this year. … [Read More...]
Nordstrom
Nordstrom was co-founded in 1901 by a Swedish immigrant who, after working his way from Ellis Island across the country, started a shoe store in … [Read More...]
Economic News
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2012 05/10/2012
- Personal Income and Outlays, March 2012 04/30/2012
- Gross Domestic Product, 1st quarter 2012 (advance estimate) 04/27/2012
- Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2011 04/26/2012
- Local Area Personal Income, 2008-2010 04/25/2012
- Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies, 2010 04/18/2012