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Diversity And Inclusion In Macy's DNA For Years, But More Still Needs To Be Done, Says CEO Jeff Gennette
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 5:26am | 466The CEO of Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) Jeff Gennette, has highlighted the importance of diversity, inclusion, and the need to support the retailer’s minority staff. What Happened Appearing on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Tuesday, Gennette talked about the expectations...
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Macy's Looking To Raise Up To $5B In Debt To Avoid Bankruptcy
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 7:08am | 484Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) is raising up to $5 billion in debt as it tries to avoid bankruptcy while strengthening its capital structure. What Happened Macy’s will use its inventory as collateral to raise $3 billion and its real estate to raise another $1-2 billion. There are no plans to...
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Macy's Downgraded From S&P 500 To SmallCap 600 Index As Company's Market Cap Shrinks To $1.5B
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 9:53pm | 370Retailer Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) will be removed from the S&P 500 Index later this week, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced late Tuesday. What Happened The Cincinnati-based company will instead become a part of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index on Friday. "Macy's has a market...
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Thanksgiving Travel Affected As Three Storms Rage
Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 6:30am | 389The travel plans of millions of Americans for Thanksgiving might be affected as three strong storm systems bring heavy snow, rain, and wind across the U.S. The western region will have more significant consequences around Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service warned on Wednesday. The...
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Five In Focus: Extending Win Streak Looks Challenging As Retail Sector Swoons
Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 11:35am | 2436The question of the day is, can the win streak reach five? That might be a struggle, judging from how things look early on. All of that optimism about the China talks seems to be ebbing a little, and there’s no timetable for a next round. Meanwhile, In corporate news, shares of Macy’s...
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Attention Investors: This Little-Known Asset Class Just Hit 52-Week Highs
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 3:07pm | 930Well located Class-A malls with strong demographics are winning. One mall landlord hitting a 52-week high could mean it has a unique or "magic formula" for success; perhaps the sheer scale of $64 billion cap Simon Property Group Inc (NYSE: SPG). Two more Class-A mall REITs hitting 52-...
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More Store Closures Likely For J C Penney Company Inc, According To Belus Capital
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 4:21pm | 276J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) is likely to announce more store closings, according to Belus Capital Advisors. In a note issued on Monday, Belus CEO & Chief Equities Strategist Brian Sozzi discussed the upcoming October 8 J C Penney analyst meeting. According to Sozzi, 3Q 2014 and FY...
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Sears Pushes Technology, Fails at Sales
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 11:16am | 540If, as is often said, catalogs were the precursor to online selling, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD), in the form of Sears, Roebuck and Co. set the standard in 1894 with the introduction of its “Book of Bargains.” So why, with all this history behind it, is the company struggling to connect with...
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Macy's Shows 20 Percent Profit on Strong Q1 Sales
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 1:43pm | 524Cool temperatures and consumer economic concerns did not dampen enthusiasm of shoppers at Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) during Q1. At least, not too much. The company reported a 20 percent bump in profit and is increasing its dividend to 25 cents from the current 20 cents, according to The Associated...
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Why Some Malls Thrive While Others Lag Behind
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 7:48am | 564It’s a tale of two types of malls. One, a neighborhood strip mall, typically anchored by a grocery or drugstore. The other, a large regional shopping center, anchored by several large retailers like Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP), and Macy’s (NYSE: M) with smaller specialty...
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Goldman Sachs Comments Macy's Management Meeting
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 9:03am | 110According to Goldman Sachs, Macy's (NYSE: M) held a management meeting. Goldman Sachs said that its meeting with senior Macy's management focused on inflation as it met with their private brand, merchandising and sourcing teams. “Macy's continues to capitalize on its one Macy's buying and...
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Sterne Agee Comments On Macy's SSS
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 8:18am | 222According to Sterne Agee, Macy's (NYSE: M) reported SSS of 7.4% exceeding our estimate of 5-6% and consensus of 4.3%. Sterne Agee said that two- and three-year SSS (8.9%/-1.0%) decelerated 300 bps 270 bps, respectively. “Year to date SSS were up 5.9%. Ecommerce sales were up 37.7% (+ 38.2% YTD)....
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Estée Lauder (EL) Profits Surge 62% On International Demand
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:46pm | 192Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL), the maker of beauty product lines such as M*A*C and Clinique, reported a 62% jump in 2nd fiscal quarter profit on Thursday. Estée Lauder's profit for the 2nd fiscal quarter ending on December 31 was $256.2 million, or $1.28 per share, up from $158 million, or...