Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) has more than doubled the market's return over the past year. During the last 3 months, JWN saw even more bullish trading as shares nearly tripled the performance of the major averages. Analysts are also bullish, lifting the full-year Zacks Consensus Estimate from $1.57 per share to $1.65 over the past month.

Company Description

Nordstrom, a fashion specialty retailer, operates 179 stores located in 28 states. The company was founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle. Today, Nordstrom runs 112 full-line stores, 64 Nordstrom Racks, 2 Jeffrey boutiques and 1 clearance store. In addition, Nordstrom serves customers through its online presence at http://www.nordstrom.com and through its catalogs.

Strong Momentum and Bullish Forecasts

The company has more than doubled the market's return over the past year. During the last 3 months, JWN saw even more bullish trading as shares nearly tripled the performance of the major averages.

Analysts

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National Health Partners, Inc., a national healthcare savings organization that provides discount healthcare membership programs to uninsured and underinsured people through a national healthcare savings network called CARExpress, recently announced that the company has launched the second phase of its Internet marketing campaign with two leading national Internet marketing companies.

The second phase of the company’s campaign will utilize multiple mainstream delivery channels to increase online sales of CARExpress programs, while enhancing the overall shopping experience for users. In addition, this campaign will maximize the company’s online presence and increase brand awareness and customer satisfaction.

David M. Daniels, president and chief executive officer of National Health Partners, stated, “We are very excited to kick off phase two of our Internet marketing campaign. We had a tremendous amount of success with the initial trial phase of this campaign. We generated close to 15,000 new members during the six-week initial trial phase and

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Dynamic Response Group, Inc. CEO Melissa K. Rice today announced the national roll-out of Medico Express, DRG’s diabetic product supply subsidiary. This campaign will optimize its media footprint by tightly focusing its marketing strategy to the Hispanic population.

DRG has projected that, by being the only company to tap into this niche market on a nationwide scale, they can expect revenues to exceed $13M in 2010 and $40M in 2011. This coming Monday, October 19, infomercials will air on the top 3 Hispanic TV stations: Telemundo, Univision and Telefutura.

Rice went on to say that by strategizing around the “second-fastest growing minority group in the U.S.”, which is experiencing “a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes”, DRG could exploit its “proven experience” in direct TV marketing to generate explosive growth potential in this underserved market.

DRG has a solid background in marketing individual betterment and wellness aids via all

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For small businesses in America, a huge gap exists between consumer practice and retail response. While nearly 75% of US consumers use the Internet while shopping for goods and services, only 44% of small businesses have a Web presence. In the online marketplace, small businesses tend to lag far behind the large e-retailers and local competition.

Gary K. Kimmons – founder, chairman, president and CEO of eDoorways – spoke to the reasons why small businesses lag behind in their online presence, “Small businesses often lag behind the competition due to lack of computer know-how and inability to adapt their messaging, resulting in a failure to make vital connections in the online marketplace.”

But now there is a solution for small business owners. eDoorways, a revolutionary new business-to-consumer social network website that makes instant connections between small businesses and pre-qualified, gold nugget sales

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Meredith Corporation (MDP) reported a dismal fourth quarter 2009. Revenue plunged 8.1% year over year to $345.8 million primarily driven by the decline in total advertising revenue (down 14.9% to $189.3 million).

Consequently, EPS plunged 26.7% year over year to $0.55, despite a 7% decline in total operating costs. However, it did surpass the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54. On a reported basis, the company announced a net loss per share of $3.64, compared to EPS of $0.42 in the prior-year quarter.

Management expects EPS for the first quarter 2010 in the range of $0.30 to $0.35, and fiscal year 2010 in the range of $1.60 to $2.00.

Although a well-run company, Meredith is not immune to the secular downturn in the print media industry, which has been exacerbated by sluggish economic growth and an increase in paper costs. Publishing revenue continues to fall (down 4.7% to $283.4 million).

Publishing advertising revenue

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Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. today informed investors that it is seeking further organizational growth through additional product acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, as well as attracting additional members to its Board of Advisors. The company also plans to continue the organic growth of its product lines by increasing marketing initiatives, distributor network and online presence.

Michael J. Friedman, FRHV’s CEO, commented, “Management is focused on sustainable growth; we are using several strategies which we believe will benefit the Company and its Shareholders in the long term. Fresh Harvest intends to increase future revenues by adding innovative products to our portfolio as well as seeking out strategic alliance and joint venture partners who serve the natural and organic health food and beverage marketplace.”

He added, “We intend to attract seasoned executives with relevant experience to join our Advisory Board, to better position Fresh Harvest to weather the current economic environment

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Online social networking has been the buzz word for the last 5 years with the birth of MySpace and Facebook which were later followed by LinkedIn and Twitter. The Trinity as I call it, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have ascended to the forefront of talks regarding the future of this business. Rumors have surfaced over the past month that Twitter was being eyed by the likes of Google [GOOG: 403.47, 0.00 (0.00%)] and Apple [AAPL: 132.50, 0.00 (0.00%)]. I believe that it is time that I now offer my perspective on the issue as these companies continue to mature at a rapid pace and permeate the lives of people worldwide.The Trinity has several choices when analyzing the future of their businesses. The two that have been on the minds of investment bankers and venture capitalists is

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Makeup.com is as the name implies: an online provider of “exclusive, hard-to-find” cosmetics, perfumes, skin care and other beauty products. The company today announced its year-end financial results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2008, reflecting solid growth and improvement.

Revenues for the year increased $176,998, or 35 percent, to $683,185, as compared to $506,187 for the 2007. Gross profit surged 116 percent to $242,968, up from $112,374 reported for the year ended December 2007. Net loss for the year ended 2008 was $1,195,894, as compared to a net loss of $1,470,145 for fiscal 2007, representing a $274,251 improvement.

“We are very pleased to report another year of strong growth and improved financial results. Although 2008 had many economic challenges, we were able to increase revenue, improve profit margins and lower expenses.” Robert Rook, CEO and president of makeup.com stated in the press releases.

Rook accredits the gains to

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Nexia Holdings (NXHD.OB), a diversified holdings company, is gearing up for major growth over the next 3 years, with the acquisition of more commercial properties and the opening of 30 additional salons. Since the company currently has only two salons, it represents a significant expansion.

The company’s Utah-based operations target the health, beauty, and fashion markets, as well as real estate. Along with two salons, Nexia owns one retail store, plus an online store, and three commercial properties. Fueled by past success, they now plan to take their idea and go national. Their strategy is conservative, based on a realistic appreciation of the marketplace and competition.

In commercial real estate, they target underperforming properties which, through careful repair and upgrades, are increased in value and cash flow. The company also owns several small undeveloped land parcels in Utah and Kansas.

Their Landis Salon holdings represent a

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Art Technology Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTG) specializes in e-commerce for premier brands around the world. The company offers software and platform-independent optimization services for companies looking for avenues to maximize their online business.

The company today announced that popular footwear retailer DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) used ATG’s Commerce Suite to power its recently launched online store at DSW.com to drive brand awareness and boost online presence in the growing Internet age.

Before the company constructed its new Website, DSW used its existing site to provide customers with general information about the retailer, as well as a “store locator” option. According to the press release, when DSW realized the need for an upgraded site, it chose ATG’s solution because of its advanced personalization capabilities, easy to use features, and positive reputation as a solid platform.

Jon Ricker, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of DSW, said the new site not only

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