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High-End Stores Share Discount Retailers' Woes
Retail sales are down in the U.S., but it isn't just Target, Home Depot and Staples that are showing lower profits. High-end retailers are having trouble, too. Saks says many of its customers are ...
2008-08-20 11:20:04
2 Headed Turtle Victim Of 5 Finger Discount
A rare, two headed turtle that was rescued by a Brooklyn pet supply store has disappeared -- apparently the victim of sticky fingers....
2008-08-18 14:04:56
Wal-Mart Q2 profit rises, beats estimate; raises FY08 earnings forecast - update 2
Thursday, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores reported a 17% rise in second-quarter profit, driven by price leadership, improved customer service and operational improvements. Earnings per share rose from la...
2008-08-18 07:43:16
Penny-Pinching Helps Discounters
In this shaky back-to-school shopping season, stocks of discount retailers are the big winners. Top gainers are BJ's Wholesale Club, up 36 percent over the past year; Wal-Mart Stores, up 29 percen...
2008-08-16 02:27:35
JC Penney suffers as shoppers cut back
JC Penney, the mainstream department store chain, became the latest mid-range US retailer to report a fall in profits, as consumers cut back on purchases or opt instead for cheaper discount stores....
2008-08-15 14:23:11
Wal-Mart Q2 profit rises, beats estimate; raises FY08 earnings forecast - update 2
Thursday, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores reported a 17% rise in second-quarter profit, driven by price leadership, improved customer service and operational improvements. Earnings per share rose from la...
2008-08-15 13:33:16
Back-to-School Discounts Are Deeper, More Creative
Thrift is the theme this back-to-school year, and stores are trying to play to the public mood with deeper and more creative discounts.&ltbr/>&ltbr/>&ltspan class="advertisement...
2008-08-15 10:30:31
Killer of Arkansas Democratic Party chairman had just quit job at Target
Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, scrawled profane graffiti on the store's walls hours before entering the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters and shooting Bill Gwatney. &ltb...
2008-08-15 09:49:34
TJX's 2Q profits triple as shoppers seek bargains
TJX Cos., which operates the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profits more than tripled from a year ago when the discount fashion retailer digested a charge for a w...
2008-08-12 14:00:00
TJX gets lift as US shoppers seek discounts
TJX, which owns the TJ Maxx and Marshalls chains, said its second quarter earnings rose as consumers increasingly turned to its low-price clothes stores...
2008-08-12 11:27:38