CarMax FY2027 Q2: $1.16 EPS on Cars Sold Cheaper
CarMax's FY2027 Q2 diluted EPS rose 81% to $1.16 on 19.5% revenue growth, but gross profit per used car fell $111 and CAF supplied 61% of pretax income.
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Hawaii's Enterprise Zone Program Just Opened to Retail, Health Care, and IT: Is Your Small Business Now Eligible?
Hawaii's Act 182 opens 7-year enterprise zone tax breaks — full GET exemption plus an 80% income tax credit — to retail, health care, and IT firms in-zone.
Homebase vs. 7shifts vs. When I Work: How Small Restaurants and Retailers Should Choose Scheduling Software in 2026
Homebase and 7shifts charge per location, When I Work per user — so headcount decides cost. 7shifts leads on POS labor forecasting and tip pooling.
Nike FY2027 Q1 Earnings: Better Margins, a Weaker Sales Outlook
Nike's FY2027 Q1 gross margin rose 60 bps to 42.8% as revenue fell 4% to $11.2B and China sank 22%. Trace the $712M profit in a public ledger.
Caught a Shoplifter? How Civil Demand Letters Let Retailers Recover Merchandise Value Plus Statutory Penalties
Civil demand statutes let retailers bill shoplifters for merchandise plus a $50-$500 penalty, settled by letter if paid within 30 days.
Ethnic and Specialty Grocery Bookkeeping: Splitting SNAP-Eligible SKUs as States Ban Soda and Candy from EBT
Split SNAP and non-SNAP sales into separate accounts with an EBT clearing account, so state soda and candy bans never tangle your books or your compliance.
Office Micro-Market Bookkeeping: Shrinkage, Inventory, and Commission Splits
Budget 2–4% shrinkage, split fresh from dry COGS, book the building's 10–15% commission as rent, and tax prepared food apart to see if a micro-market pays.
Safety Stock, Reorder Points, and EOQ: Three Formulas That Stop Stockouts Without Tying Up Your Cash
EOQ sets how much to order, safety stock absorbs demand spikes, and the reorder point sets when to buy — worked examples that cut stockouts without idle cash.
Don't Charge Sales Tax on That Gift Card (Yet): When the Tax Is Really Due
US gift card sales are tax-free — sales tax applies at redemption on the full price, at the current rate in the redemption state.
AutoZone FY2026 Q4 Earnings: $2.57B Profit, $2.50B Deficit
AutoZone earned $2.57B in FY2026 yet ends with a $2.50B stockholders' deficit: $40.5B of buybacks since 1998, and payables fund 111.1% of inventory.
The Five Lease Clauses That Decide Your Rent for the Next Decade
Renewal caps, CPI escalators, holdover penalties, co-tenancy and exclusive-use terms set your real rent for a decade — negotiate them before you sign.
Costco FY2026 Earnings: $303B of Revenue, and the $5.9B of Membership Fees That Make Half the Profit
Costco's FY2026 revenue rose 10.1% to $303.2B and net income 13.9% to $9.2B; $5.9B of membership fees made up 50.6% of operating income, down from 56.4%.