Safeway Profit Falls on Strike Costs
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Safeway Inc. SWY.N, the  third-largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower  quarterly profit as it grappled with lingering costs from a  labor strike in California earlier this year.
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Retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending on its stores.
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Wm Morrison chiefs have accelerated plans for replacing Safeway fascias after the chain, bought for Â£3 billion in March, slipped into the red and suffered a deepening sales decline.
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Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a 77 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped lure shoppers.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit, hurt by debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where it was hit by a strike.
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Aramark Corp.  on Wednesday  posted lower quarterly profit due to a charge for weakness in  its uniform business and costs for terminating two food-service  contracts.
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- Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped it to lure shoppers.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. on Thursday said quarterly profit fell sharply compared with a year earlier, when the department store operator had a gain from the sale of its credit card business, but the profit topped forecasts as the retailer slashed costs.
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Safeway (NYSE:SWY) Inc.'s second-quarter profit slipped 11 percent because of an unusual twist on its income taxes, but the second largest U.S. grocer remained on a sales upswing that has been propelled by a makeover of its stores.
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Albertsons Inc. ABS.N, the No. 2  U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a substantial drop in its  quarterly profit as heavy promotions to revive its Southern  California sales after a strike bit into its profit.
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Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped it to lure shoppers.
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.(KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit and signaled that business may not recover any
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The retailer posted a 36 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by costs related to an inventory write-off, and said it would open only about half the number of stores it opened in 2007.
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Women&#39;s clothing retailer Talbots Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 21 percent despite a slight rise in retail sales and a gain from a tax break.
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Del Monte Foods Co. DLM.N on Thursday   posted lower quarterly profit, hit by costs related to recent   acquisitions and higher prices for fuel and the steel used in   its packages.
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Albertsons Inc., the No. 2 US grocer, Tuesday reported a substantial drop in its quarterly profit as heavy promotions to revive its Southern California sales after a strike bit into its profit.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the largest U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday reported a 25 percent drop in quarterly  profit, hurt by debt redemption costs.