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Is Sears Mortgaging the Future of Its Retirees?
The latest financial maneuvers by Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) are being spun as a way to give the failing retailer some breathing room to get its house in order, but in reality, they indicate....
3 Value Stocks for Retirement
Retirees have different investing needs than the rest of us: older Americans keep their money in the stock market to preserve their wealth and to generate income to support their lifestyles once....
2017 Is a Year Discount Retailer Fred's Would Like to Forget
Well, this year didn't go as planned for discount retailer Fred's (NASDAQ: FRED). The general merchandise and pharmacy chain entered 2017 riding high as it was poised to become the third largest....
The Market Was Completely Wrong About Sears Holdings, Again
It seems we go through this same exercise every quarter whenever Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) releases its earnings: The stock shoots higher, and then the market sobers up, causing the retailer's....
Why Pier 1 Imports Inc Stock Was Tanking Today
Shares of Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) were tumbling Thursday after the home-furnishings retailer released an underwhelming third-quarter earnings report, missing earnings estimates and lowering its....
Will Sears Holdings Ever Turn a Profit?
CEO Edward Lampert has a plan to turn Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) around. It involves closing unprofitable Sears and Kmart locations, building an audience for its Shop Your Way digital platform,....
The Problem With Sears Holdings Stock Is…Sears Holdings
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) popped last Thursday after Memento S.A., a Swiss family office, announced that it owns nearly 2 million shares of the company and recommended that Sears....
Small-Format Sears Stores: Great Idea, but It's Too Little, Too Late
For a long time, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) did little to address its plunging revenue and cash flow other than closing underperforming stores and trying to sign more people up for its Shop....
Why Sears Holdings Stock Plunged 26% in November
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) plummeted 26% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the dying retailer crept closer to oblivion.Early in....
Why Sears Holdings Stock Was Rallying Thursday
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) were surging this morning after an investor sent an open letter to the retailer's board, calling for the company to go private and for an investigation into....
Why Francesca's Holdings Corp Stock Fell Tuesday
Shares of apparel, jewelry, accessory, and gift retailer Francesca's (NASDAQ: FRAN) fell as much as 10.3% on Tuesday, following the company's worse-than-expected third-quarter results. The stock....
Here's How 2017's Holiday Sales Are Going So Far
In this segment from the MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker take the pulse of the retail industry so far this holiday shopping season and....
Sears Holdings Is Doomed Unless Sales Recover
On Thursday, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) released another dreadful quarterly earnings report. Revenue plunged 27.2% to $3.66 billion, driven by a massive number of store closures and a 15.3%....
No, Sears Holdings Did Not Just Turn a Corner
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) CEO Edward Lampert has a clear talent for getting people to see the positive amid a sea of terrible news. He has done that again with the company's most recent....
Why Sears Holdings Stock Bounced Today
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) were moving higher today after the ailing retailer posted third-quarter results that weren't as bad as expected. The company managed to narrow its net loss....
3 High-Yield Stocks at Rock-Bottom Prices
High yields and low earnings multiples tend to go hand in hand, but big dividends can be a sign that a company is no longer in a position to deliver solid growth and needs to attract investors....
Coming Soon: The First Department Store Bankruptcy Since the Great Recession?
Department stores have been particularly hard hit by changes in consumer behavior over the past few years. However, one of the curious things about the so-called "retail apocalypse" is that not a....
Why Sears Stock Just Slumped 7% (and More)
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) crashed as much as 8% in early trading Friday after Bloomberg commented on the company's calling-all-hands efforts to slash prices and drive sales in the....
Which Will Die First, Sears or J.C. Penney?
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) are in a race to the bottom. While the former has often been seen as the retailer that would file for bankruptcy first, the latter is....
Here's What 7 Big Retailers Have Planned for Black Friday
In many ways, Black Friday has become a term for the holiday shopping season, rather than just the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many major retailers have already kicked off their holiday sales, not....
Even Black Friday Can't Save Sears -- Here's Why
Times are getting desperate for Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD).Shares of the ailing retailer slipped to an all-time low this week, falling below $4 as concerns about a potential....
Here's How Amazon Can Make You Love Sears Again
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) has been the poster child for retailers that failed to adapt to the age of online shopping, aka the age of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN).The stock has been dying a slow....
Why Sears Holdings Stock Slumped Today
Shares of Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) were sliding today in a broad-based sell-off in department store stocks after much of the industry reported earnings at the end of last week.The stock....
Sears Holdings Rebukes "Wall Street Journal"
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) is complaining about its media coverage again. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story detailing the decline [subscription required] of Sears, "the Amazon of the....
Sears Holdings Corp.: This Train Wreck Is Going Off of the Rails
Last week, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) released one of its dreaded financial updates. Not surprisingly, the news was ugly. Sears narrowed its loss relative to the prior-year period, but the....