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During the IPO season Francis Gaskins, editor of IPOdesktop.com, regularly appears on CNBC TV, Bloomberg & other financial cable channels. On the day of the Visa IPO he appeared on four cable TV financial shows including Bloomberg & CNBC Over the past five years he has been quoted over... More
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  • Why pay a premium for a KKR IPO -- Dollar General  0 comments
    Nov 9, 2009 02:38 AM | about stocks: WMT, TGT, DLTR, FDO, NDN, FRED, WAG, CVS, RAD, COST, KR
    Dollar General (DG)
    Largest discount retailer in the United States by number of stores, with 8,577 stores located in 35 states as of July 31, 2009, primarily in the southern, southwestern, midwestern and eastern United States.
    SALES ARE UP
    For the first half of 2009, total sales growth was 13.3%
    Same Store Sales Growth
    Six months comparison: July 2009 vs July 2008: +10.8%
    12 months comparison: Jan 2009 vs Jan 2008: +9%
    DISCOUNT RETAILERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

    Read more in IPO report -- includes ‘compare & contrast’
    http://www.gaskinsco.com/linkto-dg.shtml


    Themes: IPO, IPOs, IPO Analysis Stocks: WMT, TGT, DLTR, FDO, NDN, FRED, WAG, CVS, RAD, COST, KR
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