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Blockbuster finally says the B-word…

Monday, August 16th, 2010

For the past few years, there’s been bankruptcy chatter about Blockbuster (BLOKA). Indeed, at times the speculation has been so rampant that company executives have had to actually issues statements to the media (see this story from last year and this interview with CEO Jim Keyes from this past June) that the company was not [...]

Williams Sonoma’s recipe for an upscale retirement…

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

With Father’s Day less than a week away, it seemed like a good time to see what’s cookin’ at Williams Sonoma (WSM).  This has been a better year so far for the company, with the stock trading about 34 percent higher than it did at the end of 2009, increased revenues, and the dividend bump that [...]

(Almost) always low prices at Wal-Mart Stores …

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) brags about offering the biggest bargains on the block, but that may not apply when it comes to its own officers and directors. Consider Executive Vice President Brian C. Cornell, who heads up Sam’s Club. The newest of the company’s top officers, he joined the company last April, and collected $668,498 in [...]

Holy Cannoli at Abercrombie…

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

We’ve seen a lot of crazy disclosures over the years here at footnoted. But the 8-K that teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) filed yesterday has to be one of the wackiest we’ve ever seen. So much so, that it made us recall the words of Phil Rizzuto when we spotted it: “Holy Cannoli”. As [...]

Toasting the two-paycheck executive at NACCO Industries …

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Many an American works two jobs to make ends meet, and plenty of U.S. households bring in two incomes from the same employer. But we suspect it’s rare to find one man working two jobs for the same company — and taking home two paychecks in the process. Meet that man: Dr. Michael J. Morecroft, [...]