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December 6, 2007
Is PetSmart Positioned To Finish 2007 Ahead Of Their Competition?
Analysis of: Retailers lure exhausted shoppers online | www.msnbc.msn.com
Author: Jeffery McNulty, Former Store Co-Manager, The Home Depot Inc
PetSmart reported net sales for the third quarter of 2007 were $1.12 billion, compared to $1.03 billion for the same period in 2006, and comparable store sales -- or sales in stores open at least a year -- grew 1.4 percent in the third quarter, on top of 6.8 percent in the same period in 2006.
Gary DrimmerDecember 4, 2007
Major Jatropha to Biodiesel Project in the Philippines
Analysis of: Bionor to invest $200 million in jatropha plantations in the Philippines | biopact.com
Author: Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International
What might be the largest single project for jatropha production has just been announced by Bionor in the Philippines. With soy oil prices reaching record high prices and the cry against food to fuel and for sustainable farming, is this the agriculture project of the future? How soon will we see that...
November 29, 2007
Sears Chairman Purchases 16.7 Million Shares Of Home Depot Stock... Foresight Or Wishful Thinking?
Analysis of: Sears makes tentative offer for Restoration Hardware | www.chicagobusiness.com
Author: Jeffery McNulty, Former Store Co-Manager, The Home Depot Inc
Sears chairman Edward Lampert purchased 16.7 million shares of Home depot stock. Was this a prudent decision made with foresight and strategy or wishful thinking on his part?
Joe VictorNovember 28, 2007
Wheat Third Lowest
Analysis of: High wheat prices could mean more acres, seed scarcity | www.argusleader.com
Author: Joe Victor, Vice President/Marketing, Allendale Inc
Wheat quality conditions may limit 2008 production. Adding four to six million more acres may be of little help. Wheat value expected to firm into 2008
November 20, 2007
Borders To Add Flat Screens To their Stores... Is It The Right Move?
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Opens Bold New Supercenter | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: Jeffery McNulty, Former Store Co-Manager, The Home Depot Inc
The company has been installing 37-inch flat-screen televisions to show original programming, advertisements, news and weather in 60 of their stores already.
Gary DrimmerNovember 20, 2007
La Nina Threatens to Hurt Global 2008 Wheat, Corn and Soybean Crops
Analysis of: La Niña Likely to Linger | www.kiplinger.com
Author: Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International
The National Weather Service is reporting continued continued strengthening of the La Nina water current which could result in drought in Brazil this crop year and continued drought in the SE and SW of the US. Any reduction in yields in the Americas this year on wheat, soybeans and corn could result...
Gary DrimmerNovember 14, 2007
Demand for Soybeans and other Oilseeds Increasing due to Biodiesel and China
Analysis of: Quarterly Oilseeds Outlook: Economist Intelligence Unit | www.soyatech.com
Author: Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International
Soybean prices have continued to climb as soybean oil prices set new record high prices. Soybean oil futures over the past six months have had over a .96 correlation to price movements of crude oil futures. Continued growth in demand for vegetable oils for food and biodiesel and vegetable proteins for...
November 13, 2007
Is Walmart's Strategy Starting To Pay Off?
Analysis of: Why Fed Cut Won't Save Christmas | money.cnn.com
Author: Jeffery McNulty, Former Store Co-Manager, The Home Depot Inc
Wal-Mart today reported net sales of $17.4 billion, up 5% from sales of $16.6 billion last year. Comparable-store sales for the month  were flat, compared with a decrease of 0.3% last year.
Gary DrimmerNovember 7, 2007
ADM results are stellar thanks to wheat trading even in light of poor ethanol margins
Analysis of: ADM first quarter earnings climb 9% | www.bakingbusiness.com
Author: Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International
ADM surprised the market that had begun to focus on the company as a corn to ethanol company, but the company still is heavily focused on grain processing and grain trading. Big jumps in grain prices and logistical costs provided ADM with opportunities to increase margins in other non-ethanol markets....
November 7, 2007
Babies R Us adds Toys
Analysis of: Toys 'R' Us Bringing Baby, Toy Stores Under One Roof | news.morningstar.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
This is a return to what use to be.  It is ironic that now toys are being added to the Babies R Us mix to increase sales and profitability, the same as when baby clothing and other products were added to the original Toys R Us store in the past for the same financial reasons.  Profitability...

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