That's pretty disappointing compared to what their peers are reporting. When you look at CVS and Walgreen, you're seeing sales up by 13 or 14 percent.
That's pretty disappointing compared to what their peers are reporting, ... When you look at CVS and Walgreen, you're seeing sales up by 13 or 14 percent.
Newell will continue to struggle until it can sustain meaningful consolidated revenue growth. We are not sure why the current restructuring will create a meaningfully different result than the last restructuring.
Whirlpool has very strong market share and margin momentum headed into 2006. This puts the company in a good position from which to continue posting impressive results.
We've seen, really across the store, improving results. Part of it seems to be better merchandising, part of it seems to be improved execution, and part of it is just momentum -- once people start going to a store, they tend to return.
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This is a company that's beaten consensus estimates for a number of quarters in a row. This time it just hit the consensus with margins a little lower softer than expected.
This broadens their portfolio and their abilities. They're trying to build out that direct-to-consumer business.
Home Depot is seeing really good performance on sales and payback from some of the productivity initiatives and efficiency improvements they've put in place,
Home Depot is clearly serious about building the supply business.