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Brian Sozzi: Here's Why Chipotle May Not Replicate Its 2014 Success
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 9:48am | 569Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors wrote an article on The Street detailing three reasons why Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is unlikely to replicate its success seen in 2014 in the coming year. Prime Real Estate Harder To Find According to Sozzi, Chipotle Mexican Grill has...
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Sozzi: Starbucks Faces Challenges In 2015 Despite Recent Positive Developments
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 11:39am | 237Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors published an article on The Street that Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) faces several challenges heading in to the new year. "Consider these issues to be partly a by product of Starbucks' own success," Sozzi wrote. "To keep its sales and earnings...
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The Opportunity & Risks For Alibaba In 2015
Monday, December 22, 2014 - 4:22pm | 384Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) made history by being the biggest IPO of all time. However, it faces the same challenge that any company even half its size faces: How to continue to grow. Andrew Romans from Rubicon Venture Capital and Nicole Sinclair, senior stock analyst at The Street,...
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Apparel Retailers In Holiday Struggle With Lack Of Fashion Trends
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 12:18pm | 428Grappling with a continued lack of fashion trends, department stores desperate to spark holiday apparel sales are reduced to banking on tee-shirts and jeans, according to a report by TheStreet.com. "Department stores are banking on a couple key fashion trends as well as improved in-store...
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3 Things Starbucks Investors May Have Overlooked
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 10:49am | 316Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported net sales of $4.2 billion in its fourth quarter results on Thursday. Analysts were expecting the company to report sales of $4.23 billion. Starbucks Americas disappointed analysts as same-store sales rose only 5 percent, short of the 6.2 percent...
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Wal-Mart's Lowered Guidance: A Preview Of Weak Retail Earnings?
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 3:02pm | 167On Thursday, The Street published an article by Brian Sozzi titled, "Disturbing News From Walmart Could Signal Retail Shockwaves." Within the report, Sozzi wrote that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) ugly guidance should be a “wake up call” for for retail investors. On...
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Las Vegas Sands' China Woes
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 4:01pm | 734When trouble rears its ugly head in the financial world, China frequently becomes part of the conversation. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) knows this all too well. Macau As a leader in both gaming and lodging, much of the company’s revenue has come from Macau, China. As Zack...
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United Parcel Service, Inc. Prepares For Increased Online Orders This Holiday Season
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 12:59pm | 202The 2013 holiday season proved to be troublesome for shipping giant United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) due to a swell in online orders, resulting in prolonged delays of package shipments. In a report published on Wednesday, The Street's Brian Sozzi outlined how UPS is preparing for the...
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General Mills, Inc. Weak Quarter Could Be A Sign Of Future Disappointment For Discount Retailers
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 1:56pm | 247General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) reported weaker-than-expected earnings on Wednesday, missing analysts EPS estimates by 11.6 percent and missing revenue estimates by 2.5 percent. Brian Sozzi suggests that General Mills’ downbeat earnings may be a sign of unpleasant things to come for...
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3 Takeover Targets In The Retail Sector
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 12:25pm | 744In the IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator Q2 report, IntraLinks VP of strategy & product marketing, Matt Porzio said one of the sectors showing strong levels of early-state M&A activity was consumer, which includes retail. According to Porzio, "Consumer deals … are expected...
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How Post Is Lagging Behind General Mills, Kellogg In Breakfast Wars
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 1:52pm | 730According to an Oxfam International briefing paper titled Behind the Brands, 10 corporations control the world's food supply. Two of them, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and Kellogg (NYSE: K) have seen stock prices rise in value over the past year. One company not on that list, Post (NYSE: POST...
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3 Hot Takeover Targets In The Food And Beverage Industry
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 12:19pm | 694Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) announcement last week that it had acquired a $2.15 billion, 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) pairs the biggest soda company in the world with the biggest energy drink brand in the United States. Investor Reaction Positive The deal, two years...
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How These 5 Beer Companies Have Performed So Far This Year
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 4:23pm | 714According to a Gallup Poll released July 23, the American adult beverage of choice is beer. Of those Americans who consume alcohol, 41 percent prefer beer, 31 percent wine and 23 percent named liquor. As of 2013, there were about 2,822 breweries in the U.S, including 119 regional breweries,...
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3 MLPs That Could Follow In Kinder Morgan's Footsteps
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 4:30pm | 895"Stunned." This is how The New York Times described the reaction of executives and bankers following Kinder Morgan’s (NYSE: KMI) decision to consolidate its four pipeline companies into one this week. Abandoning the master limited partnership structure it helped create, the...
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4 Defense Stocks To Watch Amid Israeli - Palestinian Unrest
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 12:24pm | 624As the Israeli - Palestinian conflict continues with little sign of slowing, the impact on defense contractors has been noted on Wall Street. Here are four companies with heavy involvement in the Middle East worth watching: 1. Lockheed Martin Topping Jim Cramer’s The Street ratings of...