by Mike Duff | Aug 30, 2021 | Home + Housewares
Home merchandise is among the general merchandising categories that has kept performing for Dollar Tree in a marketplace emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, one where the company beat analysts on second-quarter earnings but fell short of the sales Wall Street...
by Mike Duff | Aug 26, 2021 | Retail Articles
The second quarter came in strong for Williams-Sonoma and CEO Laura Alber said there was more opportunity ahead of this year and beyond. The company posted net earnings of $246.1 million, or $3.21 per diluted share, versus $134.6 million, or $1.70 per diluted share,...
by Mike Duff | Aug 25, 2021 | Retail Articles
Sales trends at both Nordstrom’s namesake and Rack businesses improved in the second quarter, Nordstrom stated, as it works to shake off the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company posted net earnings of $80 million, or 49 cents per diluted share, versus a...
by Mike Duff | Aug 25, 2021 | Retail Articles
In the second quarter, Best Buy Co. did better than expected and continues to develop new initiatives to help keep the momentum going. Best Buy posted net earnings of $734 million in the quarter, or $2.90 per diluted share, versus $432 million, or $1.65 per diluted...
by Mike Duff | Aug 24, 2021 | Retail Articles
As COVID-19 restrictions moderated at retail in the first half of this year, Ross Stores bounced back, posting big second-quarter gains versus a year ago and significant advances compared to the pre-coronavirus period in 2019. As the second quarter ended July 31, Ross...