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After the public learned that the Obama girls wore J. Crew-designed coats for their father’s inauguration, the company enjoyed what became known as “the Obama bump.” Sales soared – especially after the company crowed about its connection to the First Family – and online traffic spiked so high that the company’s web site crashed. The [...]
In the wake of 2007’s credit freeze and 2008’s $4.00+ per gallon gasoline prices, we thought that Winnebago’s (WGO) filings yesterday (an annual report here and a proxy here) might be interesting. Winnebago, which manufactures the iconic “mobile dwellings” that lumber along America’s interstates, has indeed taken a financial hit. Yet the filings also contained some optimistic [...]
It’s 10K week here at footnoted which means lots and lots of filings. And one of the themes we’re finding pretty interesting is the number of companies that seem to be mentioning the Great Depression in their filings. So much so that we’re tempted to pop a Xanax (or two). Take Caterpillar, which filed its [...]
If your holiday shopping includes a trip to Tiffany & Co. (TIF) this year, you may have to wait a bit longer than in past years for a clerk to tie that perfect white bow around the signature blue box. Yes, Tiffany’s – the iconic jewelry store that Holly Golightly (as played by Audrey Hepburn [...]
By now we’re used to reading filings that fret about the state of the economy. Many acknowledge that a prolonged weakened economy may wreak havoc with the bottom line… even if you have Kung Fu Panda’s Tigress (Angelina Jolie) on speed dial. In the 10-Q that Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA) filed yesterday, we noticed [...]
