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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), an American chain (“Ross Dress for Less”) of discount department stores, had its stock price drop by -22.5% per share on Friday, May 20, 2022. 1Q2022 sales were down from the same figure released for 1Q2021. Inflationary pressures have resulted in customers spending less overall, including at …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During the past trading week, inflation was seen as a key concern of investors all over the world. In the USA, the January 2022 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report disclosed a massive annualized inflation rate of 7.5%, the highest reading seen since 1982. For a variety of perspectives on inflation from …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), a prominent discount variety store chain operator in North America, had an impressive gain of +16.5% for the trading day of Wednesday, September 29, 2021. As dollar store chains have faced rising inflationary, raw material cost, freight shipping cost, and labor cost pressures, store …

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