Archive | August, 2022

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In The Battle For The Barbecue, Traeger Competes As The ‘Apple’ Brand

Within a week of each other last year, the century-old Weber grill company and the 35-year-old upstart Traeger filed IPOs. Coming out of the block, Traeger shares traded at a premium of $25 to Weber’s $16 per share, and Traeger reached its peak at $29 the day after Weber filed.  But by the end of […]

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Category-Killer Floor & Decor Sees A Runway To 500 Stores And $17 Billion In Sales

Floor & Decor just reported strong revenue growth for the second quarter ending June 30. Net sales increased 26.7%, reaching $1.1 billion with comparable store sales up 9.2% year-over-year. Explaining that the 2021 comparables faced in the second quarter were the “hardest” for the year, CEO Tom Taylor announced earnings per share of $0.76 were […]

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Blue Nile To Become Another Jewel In Signet Jeweler’s Crown

Signet Jeweler just announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Nile, a pioneering digital disruptor in the diamond jewelry business, founded in 1999. With the $360 million cash deal expected to close in the third quarter, Blue Nile brings a war chest of over 650,000 diamonds, more than three million online customers and […]

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What Amazon Prime Day And Other ‘Christmas in July’ Events Predict For Holiday 2022

Amazon Prime Day event, held July 12 and 13, broke records to become the biggest event in company history. However, the company didn’t provide a final sales tally, and we likely won’t get the results until next quarter. As it is, news from the retail giant wasn’t so good in the second quarter, with revenue […]

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