World Of Retail - Finding The Best Department Store Investment [View article]
JCP is a dead fish in the water. Their marketing is ineffective, their pricing turns off women, and their perceived product value in the eyes of potential customers has become inferior to that of other retail establishments (Macy's, TJX, Ross, and so on).
JCP's CEO is attempting to use strategies that worked at Apple, and replicate them at JC Penney. Someone forgot to remind him that JCPenney's most loyal customer base is value-seeking women, which is in stark contrast to Apple's trend conscious techies.
Target Corporation: Poised For A Pop [View article]
I agree with your analysis Mr. Prigmore. Recently Target Corporation broke away from Amazon Web Services so that TGT could actively control the entirety of the user experience of its online store. I applaud TGT for this because it demonstrates the management's understanding that the online space will make or break big box retailers in this upcoming decade (Just look at Best Buy and their big failure on Black Friday 2011: due to a poor infrastructure, Best Buy was allowing customers to place orders online when inventory was gone).
I also believe TGT will pick up former JC Penny customers who are disappointed in Penny's new and awkward pricing strategy.
There Is No European Debt Crisis: Why I Am Buying Telefonica [View article]
Agree fully. To quote the article - "The U.S. is estimated to have a ratio of around 103%". Let's keep in mind that the true measure of U.S. debt ought to be the so-called fiscal gap. That's the present value of the difference between the nation's total revenues and its total obligations. That comes to $211 trillion. Yet the goal of the US financial media is to paint a horrible picture of Europe to take the focus off of any systemic issues here at home. And judging by the opinions of some, it is a strategy that unfortunately works.
World Of Retail - Finding The Best Department Store Investment [View article]
JCP's CEO is attempting to use strategies that worked at Apple, and replicate them at JC Penney. Someone forgot to remind him that JCPenney's most loyal customer base is value-seeking women, which is in stark contrast to Apple's trend conscious techies.
I have been short JCP ever since February.
Target Corporation: Poised For A Pop [View article]
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Target Corporation: Poised For A Pop [View article]
I also believe TGT will pick up former JC Penny customers who are disappointed in Penny's new and awkward pricing strategy.
There Is No European Debt Crisis: Why I Am Buying Telefonica [View article]