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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. Key points.

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Competitive Response

Tom Spencer

CanadaCo, the largest discount retailer in Canada, currently holds the dominant market share in the industry. USCo, the largest discount retailer in the United States, has decided to expand into Canada by purchasing CanadaCo’s competition. Case scenario is a derivation from a practice case provided by The Boston Consulting Group.

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. percent in June, the most since February 2008.

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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

CaseInterview.com

In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. I had never heard of a retail business with such high profit margins. but was still profitable! I loved it.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. The interview process at Alvarez & Marsal is pretty straightforward. Automotive and Suppliers. Healthcare.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Interesting Hussman.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Interesting Hussman Tweets on Case Shiller PE, Institutional Selling, Book Values. On Institutional Unloading vs. Retail Buying. Institutions have never dumped more stock onto retail investors as they have in the past 4 weeks. This Week in Money Interview. 2011-03-29 - Sound Money Interview.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

MishTalk

Case Against The Fed. Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Home Builders.