Labor & Employment

Dollar Tree Inc. beat third-quarter profit expectations but just missed on sales, and provided an outlook below Wall Street estimates amid ongoing weakness at its Family Dollar unit.

Just 14 months after it successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Gymboree Group is reportedly weighing a major downsizing.

Although this is a reasonable set of results from Dollar Tree, they reveal two truths about the company.

Zero is a powerful word in the food industry — its marketers loves to boast about “zero calories” and “zero hassle.” And then there is zero-based budgeting.

Sears Holding Corp. will remain in business through the holidays.

Sheetz has made some changes to its executive organization.

Stein Mart is slowly making progress in its turnaround.

Sears Holding Corp. has make an urgent request for more cash to fund operations.