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May 16, 2013
Kohl’s Q1 profit falls 5% but beats Street

Kohl's Corp. reported a 5% drop in first-quarter profit on weak sales fell due to unseasonably cold weather in large parts of the United States.

May 16, 2013
Wal-Mart’s Q1 sales, profit disappoints; issues tepid Q2 outlook

Wal-Mart Stores on Thursday reported profit and sales that were just below Wall Street expectations as the giant retailer struggled with a number of issues that impacted its U.S. sales, from the payroll tax increase to an unseasonably cold spring to delayed tax returns.

May 9, 2013
Mixed-bag for retailers in April; TJX, Gap and The Buckle shine

TJX Cos., Gap Inc., The Buckle and Zumiez all reported better-than-expected same-store sales for April, even as concerns about the job market bit into other retailers’ results.

May 7, 2013
PriceSmart sales up 10.7% in April; opens new club in Colombia

PriceSmart announced that for the month of April 2013 net sales increased 10.7% to $176.1 million, from $159.1 million in April a year earlier.

May 7, 2013
Whole Foods Market Q2 profit surges 20%; raises forecast

Whole Foods Market reported that its second-quarter net income rose to $142 million from $118 million a year earlier, beating analysts estimates.

May 6, 2013
Orchard Supply loss widens in Q4

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. reported Monday a loss of $33.6 million for the quarter ended Feb. 2, widened from a loss of $7.3 million in the year-ago period.

May 6, 2013
Stein Mart restates results, to debut e-commerce this year

Stein Mart reported that it has restated its 2011 periods and first quarter 2012 results, released its full-year 2012 financial numbers, and said it will unveil several key initiatives in 2013.

April 30, 2013
Office Depot reports Q1 loss

Office products retailer Office Depot reported a worse-than-expected first quarter net loss of $17 million, compared with net earnings of $41 million a year earlier, hurt by lower sales and costs related to its pending merger with OfficeMax.

April 26, 2013
GNC Holdings profit rises in Q1

GNC Holdings reported that net income for the quarter ended March 31 rose 12.5% to $72.6 million, compared with $64.5 million in the year-ago period.

April 25, 2013
Safeway Q1 profit up

Safeway Inc. said it earned $118.9 million, in the first quarter ended March 23, up from $72.9 million a year earlier, helped by tax benefits.

April 25, 2013
Starbucks’ Q2 profit tops estimates

Starbucks Coffee Company reported that its second-quarter profit rose 26% to $390.4 million, up from $309.9 million last year, amid sales increases in the Americas and Asia regions.

April 24, 2013
Supervalu loss widens in Q4
Supervalu Inc., which recently divested 877 supermarkets in a $3.3 billion transaction, reported Wednesday a loss of $179 million in the fourth quarter, widened from $42 million in the year-ago period.
April 24, 2013
Tractor Supply profit up in Q1; opening 100+ stores

Tractor Supply Co. reported that net income for the quarter ended March 30 rose to $44 million, compared with $40.3 million in the year-ago period.

April 23, 2013
Coach tops estimates; Reed Krakoff to step down
Coach reported that its net income for three-month period ending on March 30 rose 6.2% to $238.9 million amid strong sales in North America, beating analysts’ expectations.
April 23, 2013
RadioShack’s Q1 loss widens; updating image and stores
RadioShack Corp. on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected first quarter loss on weak sales of wireless phone contracts.
April 19, 2013
McDonald's comps slip in Q1, profit inches up

McDonald's Corp. reported that net income for the quarter ended March 31 rose about 1% to $1.27 billion, from $1.26 billion last year.

April 19, 2013
Restoration Hardware swings to loss in Q4, but edges forecasts

Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. reported Friday a loss of $28.4 million for the quarter ended Feb. 2, compared with a profit of $24 million in the year-ago period.

April 16, 2013
Target warns Q1 profit will fall short of forecast

Target Corp. said it will miss its first-quarter profit outlook as seasonal and weather-sensitive items underperformed.

April 11, 2013
Rite Aid reports first annual profit since 2007

Rite Aid reported a $123.1 million profit for the fourth quarter and a $118.1 million profit for the fiscal year, compared with respective losses of $161.3 million and $368.6 million during the same period last year.

April 10, 2013
Bed Bath & Beyond Q4 and full-year profit rises

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. reported Wednesday that net income for the quarter ended March 2 increased 14% to $373.9 million, compared with $351 million in the year-ago period.

April 8, 2013
Johnson out as CEO of J.C. Penney; Ullman back

After a controversial 17-month stint, Ron Johnson is out as CEO of J.C. Penney.

March 28, 2013
GameStop Q4 profit up

GameStop Corp reported a nearly 50% increase rise in fourth-quarter profit fueled by gains in its mobile and digital businesses.

March 28, 2013
Signet Jewelers to open 65 to 75 U.S. stores

Signet Jewelers Ltd. reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, helped by sales gains at its biggest division, Kay Jewelers.

March 27, 2013
Books-A-Million sales slip in Q4

Books-A-Million reported a profit of $8.1 million for the fourth quarter, up slightly from $7.6 million a year earlier.

March 25, 2013
Dollar General Q4 earnings rise; 635 stores on tap for fiscal 2013

Dollar General reported net income of $317 million for the quarter ended Feb. 1, compared with $293 million in the year-ago period, beating Wall Street expectations.

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