"Is the Wal-Mart (WMT) downgrade by Goldman Sachs 'right?' How about the Target (TGT) upgrade that comes with it? Is it time to desert Wal-Mart for Target because things are better? Because people will now shop at the 'nicer' stores?" "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"Is the Wal-Mart (WMT) downgrade by Goldman Sachs 'right?' How about the Target (TGT) upgrade that comes with it? Is it time to desert Wal-Mart for Target because things are better? Because people will now shop at the 'nicer' stores?" "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"Boy, this is a tough call. For Action Alerts PLUS, we decided to sell WMT because we believe, as Goldman Sachs does today, that the marketplace will walk away from Wal-Mart because of the "less bad" analysis that Home Depot (HD) gave you last week." "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"TGT has lagged the other names in the group: Kohl's (KSS) is up 28%, Macy's (M) is up 21%, JC Penney (JCP) has climbed 48% and Nordstrom (JWN) has rallied an astounding 56%." 'Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"TGT has lagged the other names in the group: Kohl's (KSS) is up 28%, Macy's (M) is up 21%, JC Penney (JCP) has climbed 48% and Nordstrom (JWN) has rallied an astounding 56%." "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"TGT has lagged the other names in the group: Kohl's (KSS) is up 28%, Macy's (M) is up 21%, JC Penney (JCP) has climbed 48% and Nordstrom (JWN) has rallied an astounding 56%." "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"I think it's way too late to swap into those plays, although I like Home Depot, which is only up 5% for the year, and Lowe's (LOW), which is down 7% (I own HD for Action Alerts PLUS.)" "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09

"RBC capital raises Best Buy's (BBY) numbers." "Retail Is a Microcosm of the Broad Market," 6-15-09