Carrefour Posts Rise in 4Q Sales
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French superstore operator Carrefour SA, the world's second-largest retailer after Wal-Mart Stores Inc., posted a 3 percent rise in fourth-quarter sales Tuesday but said revenue from its core French hypermarkets sagged.
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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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Travel, lodging and real estate  services company Cendant Corp. CD.N on Monday posted higher   earnings in the fourth quarter on a strong performance in the  company's real estate and travel units.
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Citing strong fourth-quarter results and prospects for growth in emerging markets,  DuPont raised its earnings outlook for 2007 as well as its profit forecast for 2008.
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French retail giant Carrefour is reported to be planning to sell its operations in Japan in a bid to generate cash amid continuing weak sales in Europe.
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Abercrombie &amp; Fitch said on Wednesday that its fourth quarter earnings jumped 20 percent, powered by strong sales as the teen retailer continues to expand its Hollister line of stores that cater to teens with surfer-inspired looks.
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Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer,  posted a weaker-than-expected rise in quarterly sales on  Tuesday and warned it would not reach annual sales and profit  targets amid a sharp deterioration in its markets.
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Carrefour, the worldâs second-biggest retailer, said Thursday that it planned to sell part of its real estate portfolio in and I.P.O.
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Shares in Carrefour rise on a report that the supermarket giant may dismiss chairman Luc Vandevelde.
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Fourth-quarter profit surged at Alcan Inc.   on higher aluminum prices, the company said on Wednesday.
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Pay rises in the private sector are now running at 4%, fuelled by higher inflation, a report says.
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Net profit in the fourth quarter rose to 753 million euros ($1.09 billion), helped by sales of the blood-thinner Plavix in the United States and cost-cutting measures, the company said.
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Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc.  LTD.N on Thursday posted sharply higher quarterly earnings on  gains from the sale of its stake in Galyans Trading Co. and  strong customer response to sales events early in the quarter.
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Google Wednesday reported strong increases in fourth-quarter and full-year sales and profits that topped Wall Street forecasts thanks to robust growth in online advertising.
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The company said it earned $52 million in the fourth quarter on strong U.S. and international sales. Its shares climbed more than 7 percent in morning trading.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadian Tire reported a 17 per cent jump in quarterly earnings on Thursday, boosted by higher sales and improved business at the financial services business.
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The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.