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daniel November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Is TJX leading a Retail Recovery?, Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), Mr. Market Loves Nordstrom as it makes less money, Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Target (NYSE: TGT), The Retail Apocalypse Gets Worse, TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), Yes Amazon is Killing Brick and Mortar

Is TJX leading a Retail Recovery?

Discount department store operator TJX’s share price grew by 0.37%; or 22₵, to $59.39 by midday on 25 November 2019. Discount legend Target’s stock went from $110.47 on 19 November 2019 to $125.29 on 25 November 2019. Thus Target shares grew by $14.82 in less than a week.

The Death Spiral

daniel November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Barney’s New York, JC Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), latest evidence for the Retail Apocalypse, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Retail Apocalypse, Sears, The Retail Apocalypse Gets Worse

The Retail Apocalypse Gets Worse

Retail Apocalypse skeptics are not reading or watching the news or studying earnings reports. Both news and earnings reports show

The Death Spiral

daniel November 13, 2015February 15, 2016 and it is driven by income inequality, Did Another Retailer Just Collapse?, Expect to see many more regional grocers among the casualties., he retail apocalypse is heating up, Income Inequality Hurting Retailers, Roundy’s was not able to remain competitive, Roundy’s was the second large grocer to collapse this year, the middle class is shrinking;, The Retail Apocalypse Gets Worse, the retail apocalypse is heating up, Why Roundy’s Could Not Compete

Did Another Retailer Just Collapse?

Yet another cause of Roundy’s near demise was a rather desperate attempt to create a chain of high-end markets designed to cater to upper-class customers in Chicago—Mariano’s. Mariano’s appeared to be the only part of the chain that was making money. Obviously, part of the reason for the Mariano’s experiment was to try to replace the lost middle-class customers.