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24 Aug

Chart of the Week: Walmart Relative Sales versus Gasoline Prices

by Barry Ritholtz
Over the past decade, when gasoline prices have been falling, year-on-year same-store sales gains at Wal-Mart have tended to outpace the...

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16 Aug

Another DVD Retail Strategy: Red Room

by Barry Ritholtz
We first mentioned Altitunes back in March 2004; Today, we learn of a variation of the DVD rental kiosk from down under (via The Cool...

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2 Jun

Bad Weather Had No Impact on Retail Sales

by Barry Ritholtz
Imagine that: the cold Spring weather didn’t impact Retail sales! WSJ:  "The nation’s retailers turned in a solid...

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25 May

I Don’t Like BizRate

by Barry Ritholtz
I recently placed an online order with one of my favorite small merchants  (Barclay-Crocker).  When the transaction was...

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12 May

A cool, wet spring

by Barry Ritholtz
"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 14% rise in fiscal first-quarter earnings on a 9.5% increase in sales, but the results fell short...

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6 Apr

Gasoline Prices (Adjusted for Inflation)

by Barry Ritholtz
If you want to understand why Gasoline prices have had only a moderate impact on the Economy, consider its price on an inflation adjusted...

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6 Apr

Best Buy admits it: “Rebates Suck”

by Barry Ritholtz
Kudos to Best Buy for ending an inherently dishonest scam: Rebates. "Our customers are telling us they just hate the process,"...

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27 Mar

Amazon Customer Service Number

by Barry Ritholtz
Long story short: I had a big pain with an Amazon order fuck up. It was lost, they made good and shipped a new order, than 2 months later...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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