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  • Duane Reade debuts first mobile app

    New York -- Drugstore operator Duane Reade announced Wednesday the launch of its first mobile application for iOS devices.  

    The app, free in the iTunes store, is intended to facilitate and customer access to Duane Reade’s pharmacy services, photo printers, prescription refills, Balance Rewards offers, account information and in-store maps.  

  • Bed Bath & Beyond Q4 and full-year profit rises

    Union, N.J. -- 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. But the retailer’s guidance for the current quarter came up short.

    Sales leaped 24.5% to $3.401 billion, from $2.732 billion, and same-store sales rose 2.5%.

    For the fiscal year, net earnings rose 12% to $1.038 billion), from $989.5 million. Full-year revenue rose 14.9% to $10.915 billion, and same-store sales for fiscal 2012 increased 2.7%.

  • Family Dollar Q2 profit edges up; opening 500 stores this year

    Matthews, N.C. -- Family Dollar Stores reported Wednesday that net income for the quarter ended March 2 edged up to $140.1 million, compared with $136.4 million in the year-ago period.

    Sales increased 17.7% to $2.89 billion from $2.46 billion, and same-store sales rose 2.9%.

  • Report: Wal-Mart exec who called sales ‘total disaster’ has left

    New York -- A Wednesday report by Reuters said that Jerry Murray, the Wal-Mart finance VP who called the chain's early February sales "a total disaster" in an email made public by Bloomberg, has left the company, effective April 5.

    Wal-Mart Stores has confirmed the report, telling Reuters that it was Murray's decision to leave and that his last day at Wal-Mart was Friday.

  • Ron Johnson Ousted as J.C. Penney CEO

    By Robert Passikoff, president, Brand Keys

    In 2000, the average tenure of a CEO was 10 years. In 2008, it was down to eight and half, signaling a slightly higher degree of corporate and brand accountability by boards and shareholders. Ron Johnson, the now former-CEO of J.C. Penney, only lasted 17 months.

  • Alliance Data acquires Barneys private label credit card portfolio

    Dallas -- Alliance Data Systems Corp. announced its retail services business has signed a long-term agreement to provide private label credit card services for Barneys New York.

  • Tuesday Morning Q3 same-store sales up 2.8%

    Dallas -- Tuesday Morning Corp. said total sales for the third quarter ended March 31 increased 3.1% to $178.1 million, from $172.7 million in the year-ago period.

    Same-store sales rose 2.8%, boosted by increases in average transaction value and customer traffic.
     
    For the nine-month period ended March 31, revenue at stores open at least a year increased 3.7% and total sales rose 3.2% to $636.2 million, from $616.4 million.

    The company plans to release its full third-quarter results on April 25.

     

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