Tag: Goldman Sachs
Event Review: ABC 2016
“If we do not evolve, we will fail to grow and if we don’t grow, we won’t be able to reach our full potential!” That statement from SP Richards’ (SPR) EVP of Operations Jim O’Brien...
Depot delays Q3 results
29 October 2007 — Delray Beach (FL): Office Depot has delayed the reporting of its Q3 earnings due to a review of the retailer's vendor programme funds. The US Audit Committee's review relates principally...
Economy on a knife edge
September was a bad month for the big-box chains as analyst number crunching continues to paint a bleak picture. Consumers, whose spending accounts for roughly 70 percent of the economy, are becoming wary of...
US economy batters Office Depot
Office Depot suffered a dramatic slump in its share price last month after it announced it was expecting a fall-back in earnings from last year's revenues. Shares for the Delray Beach-based company fell as...
Depot shares hit by weak Q3 forecast
10 September 2007 — Delray Beach (FL): Office Depot's share price dropped sharply by 8.7 percent from $21.9 to $20.03 on Friday. The fall came a day after Depot senior management told the Goldman Sachs...
Tesco may open 200 US stores per year
10 August 2006 — London (UK): Tesco is looking to include Las Vegas in its £250 million ($476 million) US expansion strategy, according to the Financial Times. It is reported that the company has registered its Tesco...
Kingdom of Kevin
Dell chief Kevin Rollins has said the company is looking to go into a more "risk-oriented mode". Why is the move being made and what will it mean? Dell chief Kevin Rollins got everyone's attention...
Full circle
The spectacular rise of the dot.coms was one of the great business phenomena of the late 1990s. So too was the dramatic downfall of many online start-ups, first dazzled then disillusioned by the multitude...
Dell’s Asian ‘advantage’
6 July 2005 - Beijing (CHN): Dell has an advantage over competition in Asian markets according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs commented: "Dell's market share in China is growing, even more so with Hewlett-Packard...
Wizard of Od?
Steve Odland's arrival at Office Depot had an instant galvanising effect on the company's share price. Now he will be looking to work his magic in transforming fortunes on the bottom line If the...