Not All Retailers Are Overstocked for the Holidays. They’re Discounting Anyway.

Many big retailers are discounting heavily and earlier this holiday season to clear excess stock from their shelves and warehouses. But others, with no substantive overhang of inventory, are also offe...

Target’s Second Quarter Results Underwhelm

Target’s profit missed Wall Street’s expectations dramatically, particularly when comparing to … [+] yesterday’s Walmart Q2 results which beat Street expectations. Getty Images Target’s second q...

Deflation Looms for Overstocked Retailers as Household Wealth Shrinks

Deflation Looms for Overstocked Retailers as Household Wealth Shrinks getty To the list of economic headaches plaguing consumers and retailers these days, consider an old truism: what goes up must com...