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Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Market Insanity

daniel January 14, 2018 Amazon’s Whole Foods 360, Big Media Cheerleading for Trump, closing of 63 Sam’s Club stores, Fewer Retail Jobs, Fewer Retail Jobs which will Pay More, Here’s why the Retail Apocalypse is worse and better than You Think, Is CNBC lying about Walmart Wage Increase?, Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Kohl’s cannot make money with department stores, Kroger (NYSE: KR), Lucky’s Market, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Retail Apocalypse, Sam's Closing, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG), Seven 11, Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ: SFM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), The Hudson’s Bay Company (TSE: HBC), Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), Walmart, Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

The Retail Apocalypse is Alive and Well

Giving Walmart workers an extra $8 or $9 a day might have little or no impact on the economy. Walmart clerks can now afford to buy lunch at In-N-Out Burger; rather than at McDonald’s, how does that benefit the wider economy? Much higher wages will be needed for a real economic stimulus.

It remains to be seen if the $1,000 bonus and wage hike will have any effect on Main Street. Giving average families an extra $1,000 to pay off $1,000 of their credit card debt, might not do much for the economy. The average U.S. household now owes $15,654 in credit-card debt, Nerdwallet estimated.

The Death Spiral

daniel November 30, 2017 accelerating die-off of the older customers, Are Macy’s Customers dying off or simply walking away?, How one Bad Holiday Season can Bankrupt Macy’s, Is Macy’s Making Money?, Is Macy’s the New Sears?, Macy's Dividend, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Macy’s is Dying Fast, Macy’s is still making money, Some Proof that Macy’s is Dying Fast, The Bon-Ton Stores (NYSE: BNT), Why Investors should avoid the Value Trap at Macy’s

Macy’s is Doomed

The truly frightening statistic is that Macy’s has lost $1.09 billion in revenues during the first three quarters of 2017. Macy’s reported $25.78 billion in revenues at the end of January 2017 and $24.69 billion at the end of October. The revenues shrank by $1.09 billion in just nine months.

The Death Spiral

daniel October 30, 2017 10000 store closings nationwide by New Year’s Day 2018 is a real possibility, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Fred’s, Fred’s (NYSE: FRED), JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Retail Apocalypse, Retail Apocalypse Heats up 6700 stores have closed in 2017, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), The Bon Ton Stores (NYSE: BNTN), The reality of the Retail Apocalypse is no longer in doubt, The Retail Apocalypse comes to Walgreens, The Retail Apocalypse Is About to Get Worse, Toys R Us, Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA), Walmart (NYSE: WMT)

Retail Apocalypse Heats up 6,700 stores have closed in 2017

2017 has become the worst year for store closings in the United States possibly since the Great Depression. There is a strong possibility that the actual number of store closings might exceed 10,000. Such a number is possible because analysts like Credit Suisse may not be counting franchisees and mom and pop stores that will also be going under.

daniel October 11, 2017 A Department Store Thriving Amidst the Retail Apocalypse, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), an anomaly in the world of department stores, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) or Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OTSK), Home Sense i, How Long Can TJX Survive?, JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), Target (NYSE: TGT), TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), TJX is now bigger than Macy’s or Sears and JC Penney Combined, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Why is TJX Growing is it Amazon?

TJX: Department Stores that make money what’s up with that?

By shrewdly taking advantage of the opportunities created by the retail apocalypse, TJX has grown into America’s dominant department store brand. It is liable to remain in that position for a long time to come because of the sheer ineptitude of the competition.

daniel September 5, 2017 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Amazon is Growing but is it Making Money?, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Is Amazon Making Money?, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), Why Amazon Needs Whole Foods

Amazon is Growing but is it Making Money?

Amazon has some value-investment characteristics including a lot of cash and the ability to generate vast amounts of cash on a regular basis. The problem is that unlike companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Alphabet, and Apple, it cannot keep that cash around.

The Death Spiral

daniel September 1, 2017 • Macy’s has lost more than three fourths of its market capitalization, • Revenues that keep falling each quarter., Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Great Retail Apocalypse, Hal Lawton, Is Macy’s in the Death Spiral?, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Macy’s closed, Macy’s closes, Shrinking Macy’s, The Incredibly Shrinking Macy’s

The Incredibly Shrinking Macy’s

Anybody who doubts the reality of the Great Retail Apocalypse has not taken a look at Macy’s (NYSE: M) financial

Market Insanity

daniel July 25, 2017 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Best Buy is an Amazon target, Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Land’s End (NASDAQ: LE), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG), Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFC), Why Amazon Might Acquire Best Buy, Why Amazon Might buy Nordstrom, Why Amazon will not buy Sears, Would Amazon buy Sears or Nordstrom?, Would Amazon Buy Sears?

Would Amazon buy Sears or Nordstrom?

This does not mean Amazon would not buy a department store. I can certainly picture it acquiring Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN); which has a “best in the industry” reputation, and a loyal customer following much like Whole Foods. It also likes to implement next generation retail practices like setting up “storefronts” for online merchants and Tesla dealerships in its stores.

The Death Spiral

daniel July 21, 2017 Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Baby Boomers, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), Bon-Ton Stores’ (NASDAQ: BONT), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS), eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Generation X and Millennials., JC Penney (NYSE: JCP), Macy’s (NYSE: M), Nordstrom (NASDAQ: JWN), Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), Ross (NASDAQ: ROST), Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), The aging of America, TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), What is Killing Department Stores?, What is killing the Department Stores?

What is killing the Department Stores?

The real culprit in the death of the Great American Department Stores is changing times. Since there is no way to change that investors should stay away from this sector, perhaps far away.

The Death Spiral

daniel June 7, 2017 Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Bergner’s, Bon-Ton, Bon-Ton Stores’ (NASDAQ: BONT), Bon-Ton’s Earnings Report Proves Department Stores are on the Verge of Extinction, Bon-Tons’ earnings report, Boston Store, C Penney (NYSE: JCP), Carson’s, Changing shopping habits, department stores are no longer making money, Elder-Beeman, Herbergers and Younkers, Macy’s (NYSE: M), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Total Liabilities of $1.538 billion on April 30, value of Bon-Ton’s real estate greatly exceeds the value of its retail operations, What is Killing Department Stores?

The Bon-Ton Stores will not survive the Retail Apocalypse

The lesson here is clear the department store business model no longer works in America. Investors should stay away from this sector, far, far away if they want to make money. The Bon-Ton Stores’ present reality is the future for brands like Macy’s; and JC Penney’s, unless they can change radically.

The Death Spiral

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The End of Department Stores at Macy’s

We might be witnessing the end of traditional department stores at Macys’ (NYSE: M). Service and employees are being cut in stores as the iconic retailer implements a no-frill shopping model more akin to Walmart than a traditional department store.