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5/18/2013, 5:55 PM ET

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Thursday, May 16, 8:40 AM Housing starts were a disappointment in April, but building permits surged to a 5-year high. The high level of permit activity could help lift sales for Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW). Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, May 13, 9:11 AM More on retail sales: Building material and garden equipment sales (HD, LOW) were again, up 1.5% M/M and 4.1% Y/Y, while department store sales (SHLD, KSS, M, JWN, JCP) trailed expectations. Grocery store sales (KR, SVU, SWY) slipped during April compared to March but were 2% than a year ago on pricing gains. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Wednesday, May 8, 1:46 PM Lowe's (LOW +3.4%) gets a lift from ISI Group on the firm's view that margins could go from 7% to 10% as productivity improves. A normalization in sales would also allow the retailer to support share price with new buybacks and dividend hikes. Shares of Lowe's are rated a Buy by ISI, although it still sees Home Depot (HD +0.2%) as the more attractive stock in the home improvement space. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 24, 1:14 PM DIY shakeup: Menards opens a do-it-yourself superstore in the Detroit area as it keeps up its steady pace of large-sized store growth. The privately-owned company claims its stores in 14 different states offer 40% more products than Home Depot (HD +0.2%) or Lowe's (LOW -0.3%). Will the other 36 states see the LOW-HD duopoly broken up? Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, April 22, 12:11 PM Homebuilders slip today on weaker than anticipated earnings out of NVR and a miss on Existing Home Sales numbers for March: [(XHB -0.6%, [HOV]] -1.6%, MTH -0.6%, RYL -1.3%, TOL -1.4%, TPH -0.4%, DHI -0.2%, KBH -0.2%, LEN -1.2%, SPF -1%. Home improvement superstore operators also feel the pinch: (HD -0.4% and (LOW -1.2%. 2 Comments [On the Move, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, April 16, 9:32 AM The lack of a FDIC charter isn't slowing down retailers from stepping up their push into financial services. Wal-Mart (WMT -0.2%) continues to expand options for users of its reloadable Bluebird cards while shoppers at Home Depot (HD +0.6%) can sign up for a $40K home improvement loan on the fly. What to watch: Look for more retailers to try to get into the mix with partnerships with payments companies and financial firms - while banks look to stop the rush by pushing Congress for increased regulation. Comment! [Consumer, Financials]
Friday, April 12, 10:17 AM Home Depot (HD +1.7%) trades higher early after Jefferies upgrades the shares to Buy from Hold citing a bullish sales outlook. "Our checks continue to come back favorably," Jefferies says, "weather will not impede" strong Q1 comps. New price target is $85. Competitor Lowe's (LOW +0.5%) is higher by association. (See also: Home garden sales tip in March) Comment! [On the Move, Consumer]
Friday, April 12, 8:47 AM The March report on retail sales indicates a measurable impact was felt by retailers from the round of cooler weather seen in the U.S. during the month right along with broader macroeconomic factors. Department store (KSS, JWN, DDS, SKS, SHLD) and home garden (HD, LOW) sales tipped to the weaker side while online sales showed some strength. 3 Comments [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Friday, April 12, 7:07 AM HD Supply files for a $1B IPO. The distributor is a former division of Home Depot (HD) and reports sales of over $8B during its last fiscal year which ended on February 3. The company says it plans to use the proceeds to retire debt and for general corporate purposes. (S-1) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 11, 10:14 AM Retail watch: Due to the timing of Easter and a slow start to the spring selling season a two-month snapshot of sales covering March and April is appropriate before drawing major conclusions, according to analysts. Retailers looking for a March surge in home and garden (HD, LOW, TGT, WMT) spending and spring clothing purchases expect April to make up some of the slack. Of the 14 retailers reporting March numbers today, comparable-store sales averaged a 0.6% gain with Costco (COST) and Ross Stores (ROST) standing out as outperformers. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Wednesday, April 10, 12:53 PM U.S. companies paid out an additional $14.5B in dividends on common stock in Q1 as more companies increased their payouts, S&P Dow Jones Indices reports, even as payout rates remain at a historically low 36%. The quarter saw 944 dividend increases, a 39.4% gain Y/Y. By percentage, some of the biggest dividend hikes came from F, WYNN, QCOM, HAL and HD. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Friday, April 5, 10:31 AM Sports Chalet is the latest retailer to jump into offering same-day delivery services, saying it will test a program to both sell and rent items from stores in the West. Though the same-day delivery concept is getting plenty crowded with ideas ranging from the use of lockers (AMZN), in-store pickup (ODP, HD), valets (EBAY), and even in the case of Wal-Mart (WMT) a potential trust-your-neighbor delivery service - widespread adoption still appears far away to retail analysts. What to watch: To protect margins, retailers are expected to slip in some fees on same-day delivery. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 4, 11:31 AM We're running out of stock. Corporate share buyback authorizations of $208B in Q1 are the strongest (as a % of capitalization) since Birinyi Associates began tracking the data in 1985. As a percent of capitalization, HD, UPS, AXP, and TXN - with authorizations of 13-18% of the float - lead the way. Next after AMEX in the recently green-lighted banks is BAC which plans to repurchase 3.8% of its shares. 7 Comments
Tuesday, April 2, 2:44 PM Home Depot (HD +1.7%) indicates in a SEC filing that it will float new bond issues in order to pay for general corporate purposes and potentially buy back more shares. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Wednesday, March 20, 3:02 PM Heard during Home Depot's (HD +0.4%) presentation at the ISI Retail Summit: 1) The company says it has reached a point of saturation in the U.S. and the focus will be on productivity. 2) Sales per square foot is a metric which can be improved as efficiencies pick up. 3) 2013 corporate targets include 9 new store openings in North America, 2% sales growth, and a 3% gain in comparable-store sales. 4) No plans to bring back the Expo concept as online channels look more promising. (webcast) 5 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 19, 2:19 PM A little breathing room for home owners on the equity they hold in their houses is helping motivate them to jump into more serious home improvement projects, according to an academic study. Spending could climb 20% this year (Sept. to Sept.) despite credit conditions which are still tight. Home Depot (HD -0.8%) and Lowe's (LOW -1.3%) would be pleased to see more kitchen remodels and wine cellars than simple paint jobs and tiling. 1 Comment [Consumer]

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