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daniel March 20, 2016 A Lack of Consistency, cash and carry stores in Brazil, Failing to be Competitive, Getting Caught Up in Fads, Lack of Focus, Maintaining a Very Weak Brand, Mindless Foreign Expansion, Neglecting the Core Business, Online retail, Ten Big Retail Mistakes that Walmart Made, Ten Things Walmart Did Wrong, Walmart Express, Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Walmart’s profit margin, Walmart’s profit margin overseas

Ten Things Walmart Did Wrong

What went wrong at Walmart? How did this seemingly unstoppable retail machine suddenly sputter to a halt after years of relentless growth? The once feared company is actually closing more stores than it plans to open in the United States for the first time in recent memory. In January, Walmart announced plans to close 154 stores in the U.S. and open 135 in 2016; it also announced plans to close 145 additional stores in other countries.

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daniel March 17, 2016 Aldi, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher’s, Kroger acquisition, Kroger Acquisition Target, Likely Kroger Acquisition Target, Save a Lot, Shop ‘N Save, Shoppers, Supervalu (NYSE: SVU), Supervalu: A Likely Kroger Acquisition Target, Why Kroger Bought Roundy’s, Why Kroger Might Say No to Supervalu, Why Supervalu Will Soon Be for Sale, Would Kroger Buy Supervalu?

Would Kroger Buy Supervalu?

One has to wonder, would Kroger buy it or simply buy some of the assets of all or some of the supermarket brands it owns? A Kroger play for Supervalu is a strong possibility simply because the company is extremely cheap right now. Expect to see something happen at Supervalu this year, possibly a Kroger acquisition.

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daniel March 16, 2016 Amazon vs. Cost, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Cheaper and Better Retailers Than Costco, Costco Owns Canada, Costco Revenue, Costco Stock, Costco vs. Amazon, Costco vs. Kroger, Costco vs. Target, Costco vs. Walmart, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Costco’s success in Canada, Is Costco a Good Investment?, Kroger (NYSE: KR), Kroger vs. Costco, Target (NYSE: TGT), Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), What We Can Learn from Costco, Why Costco Is Not Worth $152.71 a Share

Is Costco Wholesale Really Worth the Share Price?

The factors driving Costco’s success in Canada also push it forward at home in the United States as well. The median U.S. household income has stagnated in recent years. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, it was $53,657 in 2014, just a few hundred dollars higher than $53,105 in 2013 and $52,970 in 2012. That gives most Americans, like most Canadians, a strong incentive to shop at deep discounters such as Costco.

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daniel February 17, 2015February 21, 2016 Benjamin Graham, BIG, Charlie Munger, COST, DDAIY, DG, HOG, Income Inequality, KR, Mr. Money Mustache, TTM, Value Investing, VLKPF, Warren Buffett, WMT

Companies to Invest in to Take Advantage of Income Inequality

The bottom line is that investors that do not understand the reality of the times that they live in are doomed to lose money. Understanding the big picture is vital if you want to make money in today’s America.

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daniel January 12, 2015 Cheap Groceries, COST, Costco, Dollar Tree, KR, Kroger, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, New Source of Electricity, Safeway, Save Money, SFM, Sprouts, Sprouts Farmers Market, Thrift, Value Investing, Venmo, Wal-Mart, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, WMT

Why Sprouts Needs to Grow and Grow Fast

The only way Sprouts would be able to compete with Kroger, Costco and Wal-Mart in deep discounting is to match their wholesale buying power and distribution networks.

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daniel December 26, 2014March 5, 2016 Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, FDO, Mr. Money Mustache, Poverty, Sears, Thrift, Thrift Store, Value Investing, Warren Buffett

Items you Should Not Buy at a Thrift Store

If it is at a thrift store and somebody got rid of it, ask yourself why.

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daniel December 20, 2014March 8, 2016 American Pickers, Cheapskate, Christian Finance, COST, Costco, Dave Ramsey, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Elon Musk, Family Dollar, FDO, Jesus Christ, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Picker Couple, Thrift, Thrift Store, Value Investing, Warren Buffett, WMT

Items that you should Shop for at the Thrift Store

Women’s shoes, especially dress shoes. Lots of women have closets stuffed full of shoes. At some point, most of them end up donating those shoes. If you’re willing to buy shoes a couple of years out of fashion or classic looks, you can find some bargains here.