It's a common tale these days -- legacy department stores and famed luxury retailers going belly-up. But Dick's Sporting Goods, the nation's largest sporting goods retailer, has continued to thrive as it responds to the changing economy and consumer needs, according to a report from MIT's Sloan School of Management. How has Dick's managed to beat the odds for … [Read more...] about How a Dick’s Sporting Goods thrived while others crashed
Archives for March 2021
Battle of the ‘marts: One chain booms; the other fades
It has been a slow, painful death, and unfortunately, it's still ongoing.Kmart, the storied discount retailer that boasted thousands of locations, is down to its last 34 stores, according to Forbes. From its humble beginnings in Detroit as the S.S. Kresge Company, the chain, which changed its name to Kmart in 1977, once dominated the discount store market, according to the New … [Read more...] about Battle of the ‘marts: One chain booms; the other fades
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Bitcoin fails continue to impress
There is no bitcoin help desk.If you lose your secret private key (64 characters of words and letters), too bad for you. Losing the key isnít just ordinary bad -- itís bad times millions for programmer Stefan Thomas, who owns more than 7,000 bitcoins, but canít access his super secret key. That secret key is inside his super secure hard drive. The hard drive is so secure … [Read more...] about Bitcoin fails continue to impress
Still missing stimulus money? Tip from the IRS
Those who aren't required to file taxes may want to file those taxes anyway in April if they never received stimulus payments.People who do not file taxes have been eligible for two stimulus checks, the first from March 2020, when they should have received $1,200. The second is from December 2020, when they should have received $600 per person. Non-filers are usually those … [Read more...] about Still missing stimulus money? Tip from the IRS