Wal-Mart Express Likely Won't Impact Dollar Stores

By Trefis: CVS Caremark (CVS), the second largest drug retailer in the United States, will announce its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, November 6.

By Qineqt:Wal-Mart (WMT) will be discussing its business plans in the annual investors' meeting today. It is highly likely that Wal-Mart will offer more details on its small stores expansion plan. The stock is already up by almost 25% YTD.

From today's Washington Examiner, an article I have edited slightly and re-titled "D.C.'s Mom 'n' Pops Afraid of Walmart's Cost-Conscious Customers":

More than 1,000 e-mailed complaints signal that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s restocking challenges are more widespread than the world’s largest retailer has said.

The average American cashier makes $20,230 a year, which in a single-earner household would leave a family of four living under the poverty line. But if he works the cash registers at QuikTrip, it’s an entirely different story. The convenience store and gas station chain offers entry-level employees an annual salary of around $40,000, plus benefits.

By Kapitall:On October 3rd, 2012, we asked you to watch for these media ad spenders. Out of these names, there is one that has been in the news a lot lately, namely, American Express (AXP).

BLACK FRIDAY, the day after Thanksgiving, is typically America's most intense shopping day of the year, due to a pronounced feedback loop. Consumers, many of whom have the day off, have traditionally treated it as the day to begin holiday shopping, and retailers, taking note, stoke consumer demand by offering deep discounts and sales to lure them in. According to the National Retail Federation, this year was no exception: sales over the weekend hit $52.4bn, up 16% from last year's total.

Miriam Metzinger submits: Stocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! TV Segment, Thursday March 4.