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

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.

Both Signet's short term sales growth and long term repositioning strategy may be in jeopardy as UK economy contracts.  Here's why.

Blue Nile continues to be priced as if it were a Internet growth company.  Here's why that may be a mistake.

The mall is dead, at least ins so far as ownership of the consumer is concerned.  However, retailers have been slow to react.  J. C. Penney is one company that sees the strength of a diversified real estate portfolio.  Here's why retail companies that move off mall will be the winners...

Signet's improved first quarter performance may not translate in to stronger performance this fall.  Here are just a few of the reasons why.

Zale traded margin for sales growth and still expects to lose 40 cents to 45 cents per share in its third quarter.  The question for investors is can the company improve sales and profitability during Christmas 2008 (FY 2009) using the same underlying tactics?  Here's why investors...

Chairman Lampert would have prospective investors believe Sears' problems are because of the recession.  That's understandable, since he isn't likely to admit that he blew it squandering billions on overvalued stock buy backs, while reducing its retail business to the worst operation in the...

The days of trust between the ad agency and the technology advertiser will be a thing of the past.  Gone will be those days when technology companies could give robust product roadmaps to their ad agencies trusting that they will not turn the table and use that information to negoatiate a better...

Amazon's lawsuit may be more about the viability of sales and use taxes to collect state revenue than about one e-commerce company collecting New York sales tax.  Here's why.