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April 23, 2013
Former retail exec Begelman charged with insider trading

A Monday report by Forbes said that former retail executive Mark Begelman has been charged with profiting off confidential information.

March 5, 2013
JCPenney’s problems mount

JCPenney Co. last Tuesday dominated the retail news as its shares dropped 10.6% to a four-year low after reports that one of its largest shareholders had sold a chunk of the troubled company’s stock.

February 12, 2013
OfficeMax to get $129M off investment

OfficeMax has received approximately $129 million in cash proceeds related to its October 2004 investment in Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C.

January 18, 2013
Family Dollar rewards shareholders following stock slide

Family Dollar’s annual dividend now exceeds a dollar following a 24% increase on Friday.

January 17, 2013
4Q sales boost specialty value retailer’s outlook

Five Below has proposed a secondary offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, amid reports that sales are not as bad as originally feared.

October 31, 2012
Office Depot approves rights agreement

Office Depot's board of directors have approved a rights agreement and declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right for each outstanding share of company common stock.

October 1, 2012
Publix declares common stock dividend to be awarded semi-annually

Publix on Monday announced its board of directors declared a semi-annual dividend on its common stock of 30 cents per share.

September 25, 2012
Summer Infant retains investor relations firm

Summer Infant, a juvenile products manufacturer, today has retained Sharon Merrill (www.InvestorRelations.com), a nationally recognized investor relations and corporate communications firm based in Boston, to provide strategic investor relations services.

September 17, 2012
Best Buy CEO sells $1.19 million of stock

A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Best Buy Inc. CEO Hubert Joly has sold $1.19 million worth of shares of common stock of the company.

August 1, 2012
Earnings, private stock price take a hit at Publix

Publix sales grew $6.8 billion in the second quarter, a 3.2% increase from $6.6 billion for the same period last year. Same-store sales rose 1.9%.

June 26, 2012
Retail theft down slightly in 2011

Despite reporting an uptick in organized retail crime, the National Retail Federation revealed that retail theft rates decreased in 2011, according to preliminary results of the organization's latest National Retail Security survey.

June 8, 2012
JCPenney promotes execs in merchandising, operations and investor relations

JCPenney has announced several promotions and additions to its merchandising, operations and investor relations areas.

May 29, 2012
Dollar Tree to split common stock 2-to-1

Dollar Tree has approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% common stock dividend.

April 12, 2012
And now this programming note

Plenty of televisions in Northwest Arkansas will be tuned to CNBC the evening of April 26. That’s when the financial news network airs a one-hour special called, “The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant.”

March 30, 2012
Michaels crafts an IPO

After much speculation, Michaels Stores Friday confirmed that it is has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

March 21, 2012
Apple puts things in perspective for Target, other dividend payers

Target announced completion of a $10 billion share repurchase program this week and reminded investors of its commitment to more than double its annual dividend payment to $3 by 2017.

March 19, 2012
Target completes share repurchase program

Target has completed its $10 billion share repurchase program.

December 14, 2011
Walmex affirms sustainability commitment

Wal-Mart Stores' Mexican subsidiary, Walmex, is now part of the Mexican Stock Exchange's newly created Sustainable Index, the company reported.

September 13, 2011
Best Buy quarter shows little sign of tech splurging

Earnings and comparabl-store sales slipped at Best Buy, where the retailer suffered slower sales in key departments and a slowdown in consumer spending.

September 12, 2011
Restoration Hardware files plans for IPO

Restoration Hardware Holdings filed plans to return to the public stock market. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it intends to offer up to $150 million in common shares to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.

August 22, 2011
Plenty of cash means best of both worlds for investors

There is some debate as to whether paying dividends or buying back stock is a more desirable method of returning cash to shareholders.

August 1, 2011
Publix stock rises on strong quarter

Investors will wish even harder that Publix would go public, now that the company has reported strong quarterly results and a jump in its private stock price.

July 18, 2011
The case for Target’s $100 stock price

Shares of Target are mis-valued at current levels around $50 and could eventually double if the company delivers on plans achieve $100 billion in sales and earnings per share of $8 by 2016 or 2017.

May 2, 2011
Publix Q1 delivers higher stock price

Strong earnings and sales growth in the first quarter helped drive up Publix's stock price.

April 21, 2011
Walmart says, “thanks, but no thanks,” to shareholder proposals

It has become something of a tradition at Walmart’s annual meeting that shareholders are asked to consider a number of proposals, which the board of directors typically recommends shareholders reject. It appears likely that will be the case again this year when the shareholders’ meeting is held on June 3 and five proposals are on the ballot.

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