Dutch retailer Ahold sees sharp profit hike
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Dutch international supermarket operator Ahold has said it has swung back into profit in the third quarter 2006, posting net earnings of 210 million euros (278 million dollars) after a loss of 236 million euros in the same period last year.
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Vivendi Universal SA raised its 2004 earnings forecast Wednesday after strong performances by its music and telecommunications units powered a more than fivefold increase in third-quarter profit.
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H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ.N on Thursday   posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly   profit, lifted by increased prices and sales of new ketchup and   soup products.
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Europe&#39;s largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition
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AMSTERDAM: Ahold has agreed to sell its Bruno&#39;s and BILO shop units in the United States to Lone Star Funds for US$660mil, the Dutch retailer said yesterday.
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.
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Ahold, the Dutch super-market group, took another step along its &quot;road to recovery&quot; on Thursday after the sale of two retail subsidiaries for $660m to a private US equity group.
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H.J. Heinz Co  posted a higher  quarterly profit on Friday and said it expects full-year  profits to be near the top of its forecast range, helped by new  products, the weak dollar and stepped-up marketing.
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Ahold, the world's third biggest retail group, announced a rise in net profits but also a sharp drop in second quarter operating income as improved results in Europe and food services were unable to offset tough market conditions in the United States.
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Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz posted a rise in profits for the third quarter, saying its price-cut strategy had paid off.
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Home improvement retailer Lowe's Cos.  reported better-than expected earnings on Friday even as the weak housing market hurt results, and its shares rose as much as 6 percent to an all-time high as it said sales could trend upward this year.
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Dutch retail giant Ahold has announced that it has sold its Spanish retail operations to European private equity firm Permira for around â¬685m (US$846.
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Heinz posted a greater-than-expected 23 percent rise in quarterly profit, aided by higher prices and increased sales of new ketchup and soup products.
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Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. DE.N  on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 30 percent on strong  demand, higher selling prices and increased efficiency.
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Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. , owner of the Calvin Klein, Van Heusen and IZOD brands, said on Tuesday that a large increase in Calvin Klein royalty revenue helped quarterly profit rise more than was expected.
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Dutch retailer Ahold   reported a 3 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, hurt by its sluggish U.S. retail operations and with margins hit by restructuring costs.
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Humana Inc  posted sharply higher profit on Monday, above Wall Street's target, on continued strength in its Medicare health plans for the elderly and its plans for employers, and forecast next year's earnings ahead of expectations.