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Inflation and Stocks Stay Flat: Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Retail stocks continued to flourish as markets moved around during the day before ending mixed

Back-to-School Revenues Set to Rock

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Forecasts for this season are pointing way up -- to $83.8 billion, 22% higher than in 2011. So, which retailers stands to benefit?

Big-Box Retailers Take to the City

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
As more people move to cities, Wal-Mart, Target and others are migrating along with the population. Shifting to the cityscape, though, has its own problems.

Back-to-School Ain’t What It Used to Be

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Back-to-school season still includes shopping excursions for clothes and supplies, but retailers make it even easier to shop online, killing the fun.

Office Depot Is a Dud

By Jeff Reeves
Online retailers leave Office Depot in the dust, making ODP a bet that's too risky to take.

It’s Time to Short Newspaper Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite Warren Buffett's bullishness, newspaper stocks are the furthest thing from a good buy right now. Here's why.

Is BBBY’s Meltdown a Preview for Dick’s?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon has sucked the life out of numerous retailers -- just look at Bed Bath & Beyond -- and Dick’s Sporting Goods could be next.

3 Stocks to Help Weather the Financial Storm

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
After weathering the May storm and surviving Europe's turmoil, these three picks are inexpensive at this point.

Markets Overcome a Blue Facebook — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets were cheered by G8 news out of Europe, helping the markets overshadow Facebook's dive and strongly rebound off last week's massive losses.

May Brings a Bloom to the Dow — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets started out May on a strong note as manufacturing data from the U.S. and China showed strong growth. The Dow touched a 4-year high.

5 Tax Day Freebies You Don’t Wanna Miss

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Many national retailers will offer free goodies on or around tax day. Here are five worth noting.

Staples Bulls See Long-Term Upside

By Beth Gaston Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Option players buy long-dated call options in hopes of a prolonged rally in Staples shares.

Office Depot Options Activity Spikes

By Beth Gaston Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Option traders bet on Office Depot’s long-term upside potential, with unusually heavy volumes of long calls and long straddles.

Best Specialty Retailers for Customer Satisfaction

By InvestorPlace Staff
Costco, Sam's Club and Staples were among the best specialty retailers on the ASCI's annual look at customer satisfaction.

Staples vs. Office Depot: 1 Buy, 1 Short

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
The winner of the "Great Office Supply Smackdown" is a growing company with solid financials and great free cash flow.

The End of the Big-Box Era

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Poor customer service and ill-informed employees have driven consumers away. Some big-box retailers get it, but most can't change -- and won't survive.

7 Specialty Retail Stocks to Sell

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
The recent holiday cheer on Wall Street and record-setting holiday shopping hasn't stopped some specialty retail stores from singing the Christmas blues.
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