GLG News by Experts in the Retail Council

Sears has a fundamental structural problem with its format, market appeal to the consumer and ability to resnate the differences shopping with them represent. The shift to the warehouse channel is a permanent one that greatly impacts those retailers who have in the past lived in the market somewhere...

Years of sales declines and current operational loses, probably means Sears can't be saved.  Here's why. 

Bringing fashion to the consumer quicker may be good for business, but it isn't free.  Here are some of the tradeoffs.

Godrej Industries, is a highly diversified $1.87 billion conglomerate. Godrej Cosumer Products, also has a sales volume, of over $1.1billion and operates in various CPG/FMCG categories in a 7-8% growth market in India. Godrej's varied and disparate businesses, operate in a market catering to India's...

While  stock buy backs may increase Zale's short term share price, here's why the the company has actually declined in value.

Sears has once again proven to be late in recognizing fashion trends. Hip Hop although not dead as a music trends is dead as a fashion trend. Even the biggest names in Hip-Hop clothing has hit thee skids, whether it be Rockawear or John John or any of the so called urban labels. It is unfortunate...

By most measure Zale got lucky in its third quarter posting higher sales and a lower than expected loss.  Now investors are rewarding the company with higher stock prices betting Zale will achieve its estimated FY 2009 earnings.  Here's why it may not be such a good bet.

Large publicly traded jewelry chains, department stores, and discounters are losing sales to smaller jewelry chains and independent jewelers.  Here's why.

Macys in store servicing of current customers is a key to there growth in this very tough retail climate. There addition of new branded merchandise catagoires , Ie Martha Stewart, Donald Trump , etc. gives them a creative edge to be competative in the next 2 qtrs. The jury is out for most better retailsers...

Macys' performance is less one of a slowing economy, as much as it is about basic merchandising and value at the local and regional level.  Here's why earnings may continue to decline at Macys.