J.C. Penney profit better than expected
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Department store operator J.C. Penney Co.  reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday as private brands aided profit margins.
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JM Smucker Co. (SJM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted higher quarterly profit as improved sales at its Jif peanut butter and Smucker&#39;s jelly business helped offset higher raw
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Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analystsÂ estimates.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.
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Apparel retailer J. Crew Group Inc.   on Wednesday posted a second-quarter net profit  compared with a year-ago loss, helped by higher gross margins,  and the company raised its full-year earnings outlook.
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J.C. Penney Co Inc  said on Wednesday its sales at department stores open at least a year fell 4 percent in August, but were better than expected thanks to strong sales of shoes and apparel during the critical back-to-school shopping season.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N  on  Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of  new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.
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JPMorgan's third-quarter results were better than bad.
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The outlook for the holiday season grew more positive Tuesday after major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc., offered bullish comments about consumer spending as they reported solid earnings increases for the third quarter.
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Department store operator J.C. Penney  Co. Inc. JCP.N on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating  profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls  and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career clothes.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on  Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, lifted by sales of new  products and increased prices.
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Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.  reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, edging past Wall Street estimates, and forecast full-year earnings in line with analysts' expectations.
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OfficeMax Inc  posted a  better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by  lower expenses and improved margins.
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Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company, said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the sale of its juice business.
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The retailer reports strong earnings and lifts its outlook.