UPDATE 3-Limited Brands lifts operating profit
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the retailer&#39;s Express apparel stores.
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Limited Brands Inc. LTD.N on Monday  increased its earnings forecast for the third quarter due to a  bigger-than-forecast tax benefit and increased the offer price  in a $2 billion share buyback.
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Clothing retailer Talbots Inc. reported a slight rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, lifted by an income-tax benefit and higher mail-order sales during the period.
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Limited Brands Inc. on Monday raised third-quarter earnings guidance and increased the purchase price in its $2 billion stock buyback.
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Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) on Thursday posted lower third-quarter earnings, and left its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year unchanged.
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The companyâs second-quarter profit rose 37 percent after factoring in losses from assets it sold, but on a continuing basis results fell on buyout costs at its newspapers.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Limited Brands&#39; third-quarter net income fell on a series of accounting adjustments made to both years&#39; periods, the company said Thursday.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose 3 percent, helped by higher international sales and its acquisition of Harbin Brewer Group.
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Carrefour, the world&#39;s No. 2 food retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 per cent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped
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Quarterly profit rose 72 percent as strong international sales and savings from the Maytag acquisition offset a drop in U.S. demand at the appliance maker.
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By Reuters. Procter &amp; Gamble, the maker of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and other well-known brands, said yesterday that quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions
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Department store chain Dillard's Inc.   on Monday posted an unexpected quarterly profit, helped  by demand for upscale clothing as well as strong sales of  furniture in areas recovering from last year's hurricanes.
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The home-furnishings retailer said first-quarter profit rose after customers bought less bedding and curtains as home sales slowed.
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TORONTO (CP) - Cost-cutting and a further shift toward higher-margin general merchandise in new stores helped Loblaw Cos. Ltd. grow its quarterly profit by 18 per cent, executives at Canada&#39;s biggest supermarket chain said Friday.
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The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.
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Lexmark International Inc  on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected profit, helped by strength in printers aimed at the business market.
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Limited Brands Inc.  said on  Thursday that November sales at stores open at least a year  rose 12 percent, beating expectations, on strong demand for its  Victoria's Secret intimate apparel and Pink line of casual  sportswear for women.