General Merchandise Stores

At 10:29 am, the Dow lost 0.24% to 11,026.46, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.32% to 1,183.95 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.61% to 2,509.86. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Music & Video Stores: This industry jumped 0.73% by 10:29...

Fred's  Inc.(FRED- Analyst Report), a leading discount general merchandise store operator in the United States, recently posted healthy sales results for the four-week period ended November 27, 2010. After registering a growth of 1.2% in October 2010, Fred's experienced comparable store sales...

Big Lots (BIG) delivered disappointing third-quarter 2010 comparable-store sales results, rising marginally by 0.7% as against the growth of 2% to 4% forecasted by management. This is the second consecutive quarter in which the company has missed its own projection. The company stated that sales...

We recently downgraded our recommendation on Big Lots Inc. (BIG), a broad-line closeout retailer in the United States, to Underperform with a price target of $28.00. Earlier, we had a Neutral recommendation on the stock. Big Lots, which operates in a highly competitive discount retail business...

Brian Sozzi of Wall Street Strategies notes that Cyber Monday may be not as important as retailers would like you to think it is. Sozzi notes that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Abercrombie (NYSE: ANF) are having promotions, but Abercrombie isn't as promotional as it was on...

We recently downgraded our recommendation on Big Lots Inc. (BIG), a broad-line closeout retailer in the United States, to Underperform with a price target of $28.00. Earlier, we had a Neutral recommendation on the stock. Big Lots, which operates in a highly competitive discount retail business...

Jefferies & Co. has notes on Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) following Black Friday shopping. In a note sent to clients, Jefferies writes, "Black Friday is by in large dominated by a certain type of value shopper and when the deals wind down, so do the frenzied crowds, hence a slowdown through...

(TheStreet) -- Take that $50 Barbie doll with a digital camera and place it alongside a $9 16-pack of cute creature-shaped pencil toppers and you'll get a quick lesson in the anatomy of a hot holiday toy. With Toys R Us opening 600 pop-up shops this season, Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) Alere Inc (ALR) Animal Health Intl Inc (AHII) Big Lots Inc (BIG) Greatbatch Inc (GB) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ANIMAL HLTH INT (AHII): Free Stock Analysis Report AK STEEL HLDG (AKS):...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) Alere Inc (ALR) Animal Health Intl Inc (AHII) Big Lots Inc (BIG) Greatbatch Inc (GB) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ANIMAL HLTH INT (AHII): Free Stock Analysis Report AK STEEL HLDG (AKS):...

Karen Finerman just said on CNBC Fast Money that she likes Macy's (NYSE: M) and Target (NYSE: TGT).

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Fund Managers' Black Friday Stock Deals Investors may regard Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) as the best Black Friday stock picks, but fund managers say International Speedway (NASDAQ: ISCA) and...

(TheStreet) --There isn't a Black Friday discount deep enough to cost a consumer or store employee his or her life, which is what retailers and regulators are trying to make clear this year. After Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old temporary employee at a Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) in Valley Stream, N.Y.,...