Approximately 100 million customers shop America’s Wal-Mart (WMT) stores each week -- that’s about a third of the entire population of the United States. This translated into revenue last

Editor's Note: Minyanville is excited to introduce Gerry Sweeney as the newest contributor to our community. Gerry has been involved in the water space for nearly ten years. Currently, he's the Portf

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high level financial positions with a retailer, home

I can recite the 15 or so stops on New Jersey Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line in my sleep. I’ve made the trip from New York to Long Branch more often than I’d like to consider. My

On a recent weekday afternoon, I found myself stuck in traffic on a stretch of Long Island's Hempstead Turnpike. Cars and trucks inched past half-deserted shopping centers and empty lots overgrown by

The party’s over - it's time to get to work. Amid much fanfare, President Barack Obama was sworn in yesterday as the forty-fourth president of the United States. A few short hours later, s

Goodbye, malls. Paltry sales at retailers have finally taken a toll on the buildings that house them, and many economists are predicting serious trouble ahead for mall owners. According to an article

It’s not the Alamo -- at least not yet -- but voters in Austin are asking a basic question: Why should government help major companies while ignoring the little guy?Owners of mom-and-pop stores

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows