NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Brick-and-mortar retailers Staples (SPLS) and RadioShack (RSH) have ended their participation in Amazon Lockers, a program that allows Amazon (AMZN) shoppers to collect online purchases in stores. The partnership was initially expected to increase foot traffic and incremental sales for the retailers, reports Bloomberg.
Judging by the most recent balance sheets, the partnership wasn't as fruitful as hoped for. In the second quarter 2013, RadioShack reported net sales were $845 million, compared to $849 million in the same quarter a year earlier, and gross profit was down from $340 million a year earlier to $314 million. In the same quarter, Staples reported a 2% decrease in company sales from second quarter 2012 to $5.3 billion.
Best Food Stocks To Watch Right Now: Digital Realty Trust Inc.(DLR)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), through its controlling interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P., engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of technology-related real estate. It focuses on strategically located properties containing applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter users, including the information technology departments of Fortune 1000 companies, and financial services companies. The company?s property portfolio consists of Internet gateway properties, corporate datacenter properties, technology manufacturing properties, and regional or national offices of technology companies. As of December 31, 2008, Digital Realty?s portfolio consisted of 75 properties, including 62 located in North America and 13 located in Europe. Digital Realty Trust has elected to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purpo ses and would not be subject to income tax, if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, and Phoenix, as well as in Dublin, London, and Paris.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
Data center solutions specialist�Digital Realty� (NYSE: DLR ) �said yesterday it�will pay a�regular quarterly dividend�of $0.78 per share on its common stock on June 28 to the holders of record at the close of business on June 14.�
- [By Editor , Dividend Growth Investor]
The following three dividend growth stocks have managed to defy skeptics expectations, and prove them wrong, time and again. The companies are Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) and PepsiCo (PEP).
- [By Rick Munarriz]
Friday
Things are usually quiet on Fridays, but that won't stop Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR ) from reporting.The REIT specializing in data center properties came under attack two months ago, when Highfields Capital Management argued that Digital Realty's model and its dividends aren't sustainable. The REIT fought back, but the shares continue to trade for less than they did at the time of the bearish comments from the hedge fund.
- [By Bill Stoller]
The first half of 2014 has been particularly successful for shareholders of both industry giant $7.9 billion Digital Reality Trust (NYSE: DLR ) and its much smaller rival QTS, which currently sports a market cap of just $837 million. At first I was a bit stunned that Digital Realty didn't snag this deal. Digital has an extensive global footprint similar to both Atos and McGraw Hill.
Top 5 Heal Care Companies For 2014: Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY)
Lifeway Foods, Inc., (Lifeway), incorporated on May 19, 1986, is engaged in the manufacturing of probiotic, cultured, functional dairy and non-dairy health food products. The Company�� primary products are kefir sold under the name Lifeway Kefir and Helios Nutrition Organic Kefir; a line of yogurts sold under the Lassi brand, and BasicsPlus, a dairy based immune-supporting dietary supplement beverage. In addition to the drinkable products, Lifeway manufactures Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a line of various farmer cheeses, a line of gourmet cream cheeses, and Sweet Kiss, a fruit sugar-flavored spreadable cheese similar in consistency to cream cheese. The Company also manufactures and markets a vegetable-based seasoning under the Golden Zesta brand. Lifeway manufactures all of its products at Company-owned facilities and distributes its products throughout the United States.
Lifeway�� primary product, kefir is a fermented dairy product. Lifeway�� Kefir is a drinkable product intended for use as a breakfast meal or a snack, or as a base for lower-calorie dressings, dips, soups or sauces. Kefir is also used as the base of Lifeway�� plain farmer�� cheese, a cheese made without salt, sugar or animal rennet. In addition, kefir is the primary ingredient of Lifeway�� Sweet Kiss product, a fruit sugar-flavored, cream cheese-like spread which is intended to be used as a dessert spread or frosting. Lifeway�� Kefir is a drinkable kefir product manufactured in 10 regular and low-fat varieties, including plain, pomegranate, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, peach, banana-strawberry, cappuccino and vanilla, and sold in 32-ounce containers and 8-ounce single serving containers featuring color-coded caps and labels describing nutritional information. The kefir product is marketed under the name Lifeway�� Kefir and is sold by retailers from their dairy sections.
Lifeway�� Organic Kefir meets the organic standards and specifications of the United States Department of Agricul! ture for organic products and is manufactured in five flavors: plain, wildberry, raspberry, strawberry and peach. Lifeway�� Organic Kefir is sweetened with organic cane juice. Lifeway�� Slim6 is a line of low-fat kefir beverages with no added sugar designed for consumers who follow low-carbohydrate diets. Lifeway�� Slim6 has only eight grams of carbohydrates and 2.5 grams of fat per 8-ounce serving and is available in five flavors: strawberries n��cream, mixed berry, tropical fruit, strawberry-banana and an original, unsweetened version. ProBugs is a kefir product that contains 10 live and active kefir cultures. Aimed at children ages 2-9, ProBugscomes in three flavors, Sublime Slime Lime, Orange Creamy Crawler and Goo-Berry Pie and is packaged in no spill spout pouches designed as cartoon bug characters Peter, Polly and Penelope ProBug.
Farmer Cheese is based on a cultured soft cheese and is intended to be used in a variety of recipes as a low fat, low-cholesterol, low-calorie substitute for cream cheese or ricotta, and is available in various styles. Sweet Kiss is a sweet cheese probiotic spread available in five flavors: plain, plain with raisins, apple, peach and chocolate. Elita and Bambino cheeses are low-fat, low-cholesterol kefir based cheese spreads, which are marketed as an alternative to cream cheese. Krestyanski Tworog is a European-style kefir-based soft style cheese which can also be used in a variety of recipes, eaten with a spoon, used as a cheese spread, or substituted in recipes for cream cheese, ricotta cheese or cottage cheese and is marketed to consumers of various Eastern European ethnicities.
Basics Plus is a kefir-based beverage product designed to support gastrointestinal functions and the immune system. Kefir Starter is a powdered form of kefir that is sold in envelope packets and allows a consumer to make his or her own drinkable kefir at home by adding milk. Lifeway continues to develop sales of this product through the Internet. Lassi is a c! ultured d! rink inspired by the traditions of India and is sold in 8-ounce containers in two flavors, strawberry and mango. Golden Zesta is a vegetable-based seasoning, which, because of its low sodium content, may also be used as a salt substitute and is marketed to delicatessens, gourmet shops and ethnic grocers. Helios Nutrition Organic Kefir is a kefir product made from organic milk and manufactured with a blend of active cultures. It is sold in 8 and 32 ounce bottles and made in five flavors: peach, plain, strawberry, vanilla and raspberry.
The Company competes with Danone Foods, Inc.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Smith]
In possibly related news, shares of a Danone sometimes-partner, sometimes-rival in the drinkable yogurt market, kefir-maker Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY ) , is seeing its shares come under pressure Tuesday. Specializing in grocery sales, Lifeway also operates a chain of yogurt-inspired restaurants of its own known as "Starfruit Cafe." As Danone shares gain 0.5%, Lifeway is down 4.5%.
Top 5 Heal Care Companies For 2014: Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.(JOSB)
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. engages in designing, manufacturing, retailing, and direct marketing men?s tailored and casual clothing and accessories in the United States. The company?s product offerings include tuxedos, suits, shirts, vests, ties, sport coats, pants, sportswear, overcoats, sweaters, belts and braces, socks, and underwear. It sells its products primarily under the Jos. A. Bank label through its own and franchised stores, and catalogs, as well as the Internet at josbank.com. The company also sells branded shoes from various vendors. As of April 30, 2011, it operated 515 retail stores, which consists of 489 company-owned full-line stores, 12 company-owned outlet and factory stores, and 14 stores owned and operated by franchisees in 42 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1905 and is based in Hampstead, Maryland.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By MONEYMORNING.COM]
Shares of both The Men's Wearhouse Inc. (NYSE: MW) and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (Nasdaq: JOSB) reached all-time highs today (Tuesday) following news that Men's Wearhouse will acquire Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 billion.
- [By DAILYFINANCE]
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images NEW YORK -- Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers are moving a bit closer to a possible combination, announcing they are exchanging certain confidential information with each other. Men's Wearhouse (MW) said Monday that it's also received a draft merger agreement from Jos. A. Bank (JOSB). The news comes four days after Jos. A. Bank, based in Hampstead, Md., rejected the latest acquisition bid of $1.78 billion from Men's Wearhouse. The offer of $63.50 a share was increased from Men's Wearhouse's previous bid of $57.50 a share. The Houston company has said it may raise the bid to $65 a share, if some conditions are met. While Jos. A. Bank nixed the $63.50 a share offer, it did say Thursday that it was willing to meet with Men's Wearhouse to discuss the higher bid. Men's Wearhouse's $63.50 a share offer is set to expire on March 12, unless extended. Walter Loeb, a New York-based retail consultant, said that the latest maneuver is much more than gamesmanship between the two chains. "I think they're getting closer to a deal," he said. "There's pressure from shareholders from both sides." Loeb believes that a deal could be reached as early as this week. The back-and-forth between Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank started in October, when Jos. A. Bank offered to buy its larger rival for $2.3 billion. Men's Wearhouse scoffed at that offer, and turned the tables, offering to buy its rival for $1.54 billion. But after Jos. A. Bank turned down that overture, Men's Wearhouse increased its bid to $1.6 billion, and then again to $1.78 billion. The latest exchange between Jos. A. Bank and Men's Wearhouse comes nearly three weeks after Jos. A. Bank announced that it was planning to buy the parent company of Eddie Bauer in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $825 million. But at the time, Jos. A. Bank left the door open, saying it may end the Eddie Bauer deal if it receives an acquisition offer that is superior.
- [By Alex Planes]
This graph represents the "purchase consideration" of Men's Wearhouse against some of its largest suit-selling competitors, listed as Jos. A. Bank (NASDAQ: JOSB ) , Macy's (NYSE: M ) , and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN ) , among others. The industry average has been pretty steady, but Men's Wearhouse appears to be wearing thin among millennials (and among male consumers on the bubble between the millennial generation and Generation X). If that's so, then why did Men's Wearhouse report a nice spike in profits in its latest report? Well, older consumers still like the way they look in a Zimmer-promoted suit:
Top 5 Heal Care Companies For 2014: Ramelius Resources Ltd (RMS)
Ramelius Resources Limited is engaged in exploration, mine development, mine operations, the sale of gold and milling services. The Company operates in three segments: Exploration, Burbanks, and Mt Magnet. The Company�� exploration project includes Mt Magnet Project, Mt Windsor Joint Venture, Nevada Project, Vivien Project and Coogee Project. The Mt Magnet gold project is located 600 kilometer north of Perth in the Murchison Goldfield of the Western Australian Yilgarn Craton. The Western Queen South project is located 90 kilometer north-west of Mt Magnet. The Burbanks Treatment Plant is located 8 kilometer south of the town of Coolgardie and 65 kilometer from the Wattle Dam Gold Mine. The Vivien gold deposit is located near the Agnew Gold Mine, west of the town of Leinster in Western Australia. The Coogee gold deposit is located on mining lease 26/477, 23 kilometer east northeast of Kambalda. In October 2013, the Company acquired Vivien gold project. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Namitha Jagadeesh]
Hermes (RMS) added 2.1 percent to 253.70 euros. The French maker of Kelly bags reported first-half operating profit rose 14 percent to 584.1 million euros ($773.6 million), exceeding the 569 million-euro average estimate of analysts in a Bloomberg survey. It also confirmed its July forecast that sales in 2013, excluding currency swings, will increase more than 10 percent.
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