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Is Home Depot Shareholder Friendly?
Home Depot is indeed shareholder-friendly, but why? And is Home Depot more shareholder-friendly than Lowe’s?

Home Depot’s Observations on the Housing Market
What better way to determine what’s really taking place in the housing market than to listen to the top home-improvement retailer. These observations also have the potential to impact the businesses of Home Depot and Lowe’s but only temporarily.

Will Millennials Impact the Future of Home Depot and Lowe’s?
Home Depot and Lowe’s are both well-run companies that are performing well at the moment, but one of them has set itself up better for the massive impact millennials will have on the future consumer environment.

Home Depot and Lowe’s: 5 Simple Charts Investors Should See
The five key metric comparisons detailed here provide important clues about what to expect from these two retailers in the future.

Home Depot Manages to Avoid Unprofitable Promotions
Promotions are good for shoppers, but they’re not good for retailers. Home Depot has managed to avoid this path despite the hesitant consumer, which is potentially good news for investors.

Wal-Mart Is Coming to a City Near You
Love it or hate it, if you live in the city, then you’re likely to see at least one Wal-Mart open near you in the future. If you’re an investor, then should you love or hate this development?

Home Depot’s Comparable Store Sales Performance and Expectations
Looking for a retailer that hasn’t missed on comps in years and sees no hints of a slowdown? If so, you might want to read this.

Home Depot’s Online Performance and What It Means
Most people don’t think of Home Depot as an online retailer. But that will eventually change, and it will be good news for investors.

Wal-Mart Knows It Must Go Small or Go Home
Wal-Mart is slowly yet surely altering its physical store strategy, which will have a major impact on the retail space, benefiting Wal-Mart while hurting others.

Key Takeaways From Home Depot’s 2014 European Investor Meetings
Some investors will look at a company’s quarterly earnings press release. Some will even read a company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings. However, not many will look at investor meeting presentations, where you can find a lot of valuable information.

Will Home Depot Deliver a Strong Second Quarter?
Nobody knows with absolute certainty whether Home Depot will deliver in the second quarter, but investors have ways to find important clues about Home Depot’s short- and long-term potential.

Home Depot’s 3 Part Recipe For Success
This is a different kind of stool, one that pertains to Home Depot’s future and potentially your investment portfolio.

Despite What Analysts Say, Wal-Mart Is NOT Sears!
The statement that Wal-Mart is the next Sears is becoming tiresome. Make sure you know why this statement is untrue.

Home Depot's Latest Conference Call Contains Key Insights
If you’re wondering when Home Depot will deliver a strong quarter, or quarters, the answers have already been provided. You just need to know where to look.

Target Enters the Small-Box Market
Hey, Wal-Mart, whatever you can do, Target can do better. Well … maybe.

This Could Be Wal-Mart’s Small-Box Strategy
Look beyond the surface to see what Wal-Mart might really have in mind with its small-box strategy based on current consumer trends.

Comparable Sales Wars: Costco, Sam's Club, and Target
Comps don’t tell the whole story, but it’s a tremendously important metric in retail.

How the Job Market Should Impact Your Investments
If you want a big clue as to how a retailer will perform in the future, take a look at the job market.

Retail Wars: Wal-Mart Ups the Ante With Savings Catcher
This unique yet simple initiative should lead to market share gains from many other retailers, including one key rival.

Wal-Mart vs. Target: Which Offers Lower Prices?
Wal-Mart and Target are constantly battling to offer more value than the other. The winner might seem obvious, but it’s not.