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daniel March 6, 2017 ) Amazon now competes directly with department stores, A Steady and Irreversible Decline in Sales, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), department stores might soon be history, Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS), Has Amazon Killed Department Stores?, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Macy’s (NYSE: M), On the Edge of the Death Spiral, Retail Apocalypse, Revenue Collapse at Department Stores, Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), Will the Retail Apocalypse Kill Department Stores?

Will the Retail Apocalypse Kill Department Stores?

The retail apocalypse is about to get far worse and the great American institution known as department stores might soon be history. Take your children to the mall and the department stores now so they can say they saw one. You might not have a chance to show them those palaces of retail in just a few years.

The Death Spiral

daniel February 1, 2017 Brick and Mortar is Dying Faster than we thought, Is Income Inequality to blame?, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), JC Penney is next on the death watch, teen retailers, the Retail Apocalypse is Far Worse than we thought, Wet Seal, Wet Seal LLC

Wet Seal Proves the Retail Apocalypse is Far Worse than we thought

A troubling question that needs to be asked here is income inequality to blame for Wet Seal’s demise? Did it collapse because middle class teens simply lacked the cash to buy its clothes?

The Death Spiral

daniel January 23, 2017 Companies that might die in 2017, Companies that Might Disappear in 2017, Cub Foods a, great retail die off, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kmart, Kroger (NYSE: KR), Men’s Wearhouse (NYSE: MW), Pandora (NYSE: P), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), Save a Lot, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), Sears Hometown and Outlet (NASDAQ: SHOS), Supervalu (NYSE: SVLU), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), Walgreens Boots Alliance’s (NASDAQ: WBA)

Companies that Might Disappear in 2017

With the great retail die off heating off, many investors are wondering what companies will disappear next. Here is a list of companies in several industries that might vanish over the next year or so.

Market Insanity

daniel January 17, 2017 Asian currencies, Australian real estate, Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Chinese stocks, Department store stocks., Euro, European currencie, Gold, gold futures, gold investors, gold-based ETFs, Gold-mining stocks, Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), Investments to Dump, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), the yuan lost 6.6% of its value

Investments to Dump in 2017

Gold, gold futures and gold-based ETFs. The precious metal went on a roller-coaster ride in 2016 rising to a high of $1,366.54 an ounce on July 7, but falling to a low of $1,128.90 on December 20, 2016. That is likely to be reported in 2017 with many investors taking big losses. Sinking currency prices in India and China are likely to drive gold prices by reducing the buying power of gold investors in major markets.

Politics

daniel January 11, 2017 billionaire Donald, Dilemma for Donald, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Retail Jobs Apocalypse, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), Target (NYSE: TGT), Tens of Thousands of Middle Class Jobs are vanishing, the Donald’s promises of millions of new jobs, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Walmart is killing Thousands of Middle-class Jobs, Will Trump Tackle the Retail Apocalypse?

The Retail Jobs Apocalypse Might Doom Trump’s Jobs Agenda

Sooner or later, Trump will have to face the retail-jobs apocalypse, particularly if he wants to get reelected. Although dealing with it might doom his administration, because it might expose just how ineffective his policies might be and how hollow his promises seem.

The Death Spiral

daniel January 9, 2017 Alabama, Can Lampert Really make Money at the Mall?, Eddie Lampert, Geography might doom a Kmart REIT, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Phenix City, potential Kmart REIT, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), selling Craftsman, Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG), TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), Would a Kmart REIT be a Good Investment?

Sears Investors are about to get Burned…. again possibly by a Kmart REIT

Investors need to say away from a potential Kmart REIT like anything Lampert touches it will lose money. It looks as if another group of investors are about to get burned by another lousy Lampert stock.

Market Insanity

daniel September 13, 2016 Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos, Dollar General recently cut prices on 450 bestselling items, Dollar Stores face Shrinking Customer Base, Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), Dollar Tree CEO Bob Sasser, Dollar Tree’s big Gamble, How Jet could Threaten Dollar Tree and Dollar General, Is Dollar Tree a Good Investment?, Is Dollar Tree Making Money?, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Dollar Tree’s big Gamble on Family Dollar Pays off or Does It?

My take is that both Dollar Tree and Dollar General are overpriced stocks. Dollar Tree is a slightly safer investment because it has more cash but neither is a good long-term investment. The market they are in is simply too competitive and unstable to support their business models.

The Death Spiral

daniel September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Amazon is 10 Times Bigger Than Penney’s, Are Department Store Customers Dying Off?, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Is Penney’s Making Money?, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), JC Penney is moving back into the appliance business, legacy retailers, Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Penney’s is definitely not making money, Retailers Pick Each Other’s Bones, Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), The Dark Side to Penney’s Growing Revenues, Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Treading Water is good; JC Penney demonstrates how Awful Retail is

JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) is demonstrating how awful things are for brick and mortar retail with its revenues. Tiny revenue

Long Ideas Stocks Thrift

daniel April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 43.01% return on equity, 53% return on equity, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), dividend of 13.55¢, dividend of 26¢ a share, How Income Inequality Helps TJX, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Mr. Market, Mr. Market Has Noticed, Ross stock, Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST), TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX)

TJX Profiting from Income Inequality

That indicates we could be moving towards a serious disconnect in American retail; with upper-income Americans shopping at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), while the increasingly cash-strapped working class turns to brick and mortar discounters. This could be a huge opportunity for investors that can identify which retailers are best-positioned to take advantage of this trend.

Long Ideas Market Commentary

daniel April 12, 2016 American Express (NYSE: AXP), App-based digital wallets, Citigroup (NYSE: C), Digital Wallet purchases, GE Capital, Is Synchrony Capable of Growth, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), JPMorgan CHASE NYSE: JPM), Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF), Synchrony is Doing Better than Amex

Synchrony Financial Are Private Label Credit Cards a Value?

Despite that Synchrony is capable of significant revenue growth. The company reported revenues of $7.988 billion in September 2014 that grew to $9.84 billion in December 2014, $10.29 billion in December 2015 and $10.41 billion in December 2015. Synchrony’s business is still expanding despite all the changes in the credit card industry, which is better than you can say for American Express (NYSE: AXP).