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  • A good Christmas for Five Below

    Five Below says its same-store sales rose 4.1% during the holiday season, prompting the company to boost its guidance for the fourth quarter.

    The company announced that net sales for the nine-week period ended Jan. 2 increased by 24% to $286.1 million from $230.7 million in the comparable nine-week period of fiscal 2014, while same-store sales for this period increased by 4.1% over the comparable period in fiscal 2014.

  • Dollar Tree to expand Pennsylvania footprint

    Plymouth Meeting, Pa. -- Metro Commercial Real Estate announced it has negotiated 13 new store openings for Dollar Tree in Pennsylvania.

    Dollar Tree a value-driven variety store operating at a one-dollar price point, with stores where Middle America lives and shops and incorporates the philosophy of bright stores, big signs, and a clean environment.

  • Strong dollar hits Bed Bath & Beyond

    A drop in same-store sales led Bed Bath & Beyond to report a 21% decline in profit for the third quarter.

    The retailer said same store sales in the third quarter ended Nov. 28 decreased by approximately 0.4%, compared with an increase of approximately 1.7% in last year's fiscal third quarter. Same-store sales from digital channels grew in excess of 25%.

    Bed Bath & Beyond reported a profit of $177.8 million, or $1.09 a share, compared with $225.4 million, or $1.23 a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 0.3% to $2.95 billion.

  • Santa was good to Toys'R'Us this holiday season

    Toys “R” Us produced surprisingly strong results, especially online, in what is proving to be a holiday season characterized by mixed results from retailers who have disclosed results.

  • The Container Store reports loss on higher expenses

    The Container Store is cutting its guidance for the year after the company says expenses led it to report a loss in the third quarter.

  • Santa brings Toys “R” Us best holiday in years

    Toys “R” Us produced surprisingly strong results, especially online, in what is proving to be a holiday season characterized by mixed results from retailers who have disclosed results.

  • Holiday scorecard: Winners, losers and those in between

    In what was arguably one of the strangest holiday season in recent memory – for a variety of reasons – retailers have reported a variety of results ranging from impressive to outright awful.

  • Walgreens’ earnings growth, Rite Aid acquisition ‘on track’ after Q1

    Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported net sales of $29 billion, representing an increase of 48.5%, for the first quarter 2016 that ended Nov. 30, 2015. The significant growth was attributed to the inclusion of Alliance Boots consolidated results, the company reported.

    Wall Street had expected $29.2 billion in overall revenue, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

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