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daniel May 29, 2015March 17, 2016 Barry Goldwater, Bernie Sanders, Democratic Primary, Elizabeth Warren, Goldwater, Hillary Clinton, Income Inequality, Retail Apocalypse, Sanders, Sanders 2016, Sanders for President, Socialism, Socialist for President

How Bernie Sanders Could Change American Politics

The most intriguing part of Sanders’ campaign then could be to introduce America to the Ronald Reagan of the left. I imagine that person is out there right now, and historians of the future will credit Sanders as bringing him or her onto the national stage.

The Death Spiral

daniel May 22, 2015March 22, 2016 Amazon, American Express, AMZN, Charley Munger, COST, Costco, Disruptive Technology, Eddie Lampert, Lampert, Retail Apocalypse, Sears, Sears Canada, Sears Closing, Sears Closings, SHLD, SRSC, Target, TGT, Warren Buffett, WMT

Is Sears Canada Worse Than Sears USA?

When is a $59.1 million loss and a 4.3% percent decline in same-store sales good news for a retailer? When the company is Sears Canada (NASDAQ: SRSC), that’s when.

The Death Spiral

daniel May 6, 2015March 26, 2016 Benjamin Graham, Charley Munger, Costco, Eddie Lampert, Kmart, Lampert, LE, Mr. Money Mustache, Retail Apocalypse, Sears, Sears Closing, SHOS, Wal-Mart, Warren Buffett, WMT

The Strange World of Eddie Lampert

The transformation, like the Lands’ End (NASDAQ: LE) and Sears Hometown & Outlet (NASDAQ: SHOS) spinoffs, is actually the looting of Sears. Like a dictator who has destroyed his nation’s economy, Lampert is now selling its resources off to the highest bidder. Then he pockets the proceeds and flies away in his private jet.

Market Insanity

daniel February 6, 2015March 6, 2016 AAPL, AMZN, COST, KR, ODP, Office Depot, Office Depot closes, Retail Apocalypse, SHLD, SPLS, Staples, WMT

Staples’ Purchase of Office Depot Makes No Sense

My prediction: if the merger goes through, there will be bigger losses at Staples as it tries to divest itself of all those stores. The revenue and the stock value of the new Staples will plummet because of those losses. Those losses will come as Staples faces more competition online.

The Death Spiral

daniel December 4, 2014March 6, 2016 AAPL, Apple, COST, Costco, OD, Office Depot, Retail Apocalypse, Retailers Closing, Sams Club, Staples, STPLS, Target, TGT, The Death Spiral, Value Investing, Wal-Mart, Warren Buffett, WMT, Women Investing

Staples Struggles to Survive

Staples reported online sales of $10.4 billion in 2013, making it a very profitable online retailer. Unfortunately, it is a very profitable online retailer that is saddled with a very unprofitable chain of brick and mortar stores.