Profit Up at Polo Ralph Lauren
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Poloâs lower tax rate helped it offset the negative effects of accounting for recent acquisitions, investments in expansion and higher costs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly  profit on Tuesday and raised its outlook and expectations for  holiday sales, saying the economy was improving.
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Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales, inventory changes and lower expenses, leading it above Wall Street estimates.
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Men's Wearhouse Inc.  posted  a 60 percent rise in quarterly net income on Wednesday due to  fatter gross profit margins and raised its quarterly dividend  by a penny to 6 cents per share.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N,  the  world's biggest retailer, on Tuesday raised its profit forecast  for the full year.
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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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Levi Strauss &amp; Co, the US jeanswear group, has reported a net profit for the third quarter on the back of improved gross profit and lower expenses.
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The online retailer announced Tuesday that its second-quarter net income increased more than threefold, with revenue up 35 percent.
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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 apparel retailer reports higher sales and profits but lower comps.
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NEW YORK  - Washington Post Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
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LâOrÃ©al, the worldâs largest cosmetics maker, said profit rose in 2006 as the company sold more LancÃ´me luxury makeup and Armani Code perfume. Net income climbed to 1.83 billion euros ($2.4 billion), after adjustment for some items, from 1.64 billion euros in 2005, the company said. Revenue for the year rose 8.7 percent, to 15.8 billion euros. In the fourth quarter, it rose 10 percent, to 4.2 billion euros. Sales of luxury cosmetics rose 5.3 percent in the year, helped by Armani Code perfume, while revenue from antiwrinkle products like Normaderm Nuit from Vichy rose 14 percent. LâOrÃ©al, which is based in Paris, said costs related to the acquisition of the Body Shop retail chain last year and an increase in expenses for research and development would hurt profit this year.
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Hasbro Inc  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf and Furreal Friends product lines, helping to send its shares up as much as 4 percent.
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US retailer Wal-Mart sees profits rise 9.8% after price cuts attracted customers over the holiday season.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on  Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent, boosted by  demand for products like Head & Shoulders shampoo and Olay  beauty products, and a gain from the recent sale of its juice  business.
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French luxury goods group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton posted a six percent increase in sales for the full year 2004 and said that operating profits rose 10 percent.
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French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said it expected another year of significant earnings growth as it reported a 30 percent surge in 2006 net profit to 1.879 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars).