May Dept. Posts Lower Profit, Sales Fall
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May Department Stores Co. , parent of Lord & Taylor and David's Bridal retail chains, on Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit on disappointing sales of dresses and home furnishings.
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May Department Stores Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings slid on weaker sales at stores open at least a year, the retailer said Thursday as it continues searching for a new chief amid lingering reports it may be bought out by a rival.
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Appliance maker Maytag Corp. on Friday  reported worse-than-expected quarterly results as sales of  Hoover vacuums fell and steel costs rose, and slashed its 2005  outlook on an expected loss of sales at key retailers.
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U.S. retailers release May same-store sales figures that show an improvement from the previous month, but with some weakness.
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Retailers reported a modest gain in May sales yesterday, easing some analysts' concerns about consumer spending after April's drop.
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Advertising revenue was down by 8.5% in May; it has to find a way to stop the declines.
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Retailer Macy's Inc.  cut its quarterly profit outlook on Thursday as June same-store sales came in lower than expected, and its shares fell nearly 4 percent.
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The pace of existing home sales in  the United States was off slightly in May to a 5.99  million-unit annual rate, the National Association of Realtors  said in a report on Monday that showed continued weakness in  the housing sector.
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Gap says profit was lower for the past three months of the year, hurt by the costs of closing its Forth & Towne arm.
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WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell in May for the fourth time in the past five months, providing further evidence of a continued slump in housing.
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Business & money: Official data reveals a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month
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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes in May unexpectedly fell to their lowest level in more than 5-1/2 years, data from a real estate trade group showed on Tuesday in a sign of continued weakness in the housing sector.
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Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.   posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, dragged  down by a restructuring charge and a settlement with the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.
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The clothing retailer's profits take a hit on weather woes and bigger-than-expected markdowns
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Discount retailer Dollar General Corp.   DG.N on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by weak   gross profit margins and a disappointing start to the   back-to-school shopping season.
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May Department Stores Co. MAY.N,  parent of the Lord & Taylor and David's Bridal retail chains,  on Thursday reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit as  sales slumped at stores open at least a year.
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Kroger Co., the largest US grocer, reported a lower quarterly profit Tuesday, hurt by debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where it was hit by a strike.