Dress Barn to Buy Maurices, Profit Slips
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Women's clothing retailer Dress Barn Inc.  said Wednesday it plans to buy Maurices Inc., which sells apparel and accessories for young women and men, for &#36;320 million.
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Bob Evans Farms Inc. (BOBE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 40 percent drop in quarterly earnings and warned that full-year results would fall short of estimates due to weak sales at its namesake restaurants.
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The worldÂs No. 1 maker of sport shoes said profit fell as stock-based compensation weighed on results.
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Investors may want to shop elsewhere for inexpensive retail stocks.
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The warehouse club operator warned of lower quarterly profit as customers cut back on large purchases like furniture.
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Profits at Foster's, Australia's biggest wine and beer company, tumble after a wine glut in the US led to lower prices.
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The women's fashion retailer warns of lower earnings and sales.
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Southern supermarket keeps trying to turn around, but the stock still looks more like a value trap than a value play.
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American Greetings Corp. AM.N on  Thursday said weak sales in its retail and seasonal gift wrap  businesses dragged down quarterly profit from operations,  though net income rose due to a gain from the sale of its  Magnivision reading glasses unit.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has reported a drop in quarterly profits after hurricanes cost it $816m (Â£439m).
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HOME furnishings firm Courts yesterday issued a profits warning after Hurricane Ivan delivered a blow to its trading. The London-based company, which has 91 stores in the Caribbean, said the storm forced the
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Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) sunk nearly 16 percent before the bell on Tuesday, after the chicken producer&#39;s quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates.
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The retailer lowers its outlook after same-store sales fall.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.   said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy  markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
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Women's apparel retailer AnnTaylor Stores Inc.  said on Thursday that a weak assortment of clothes at its LOFT chain led to deeper markdowns, causing quarterly earnings to fall.
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Troubled supermarket group J Sainsbury PLC said Wednesday that costs linked to changes in its supply chain contributed to an 88 percent fall in net profit in the first half of its fiscal year.
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The chicken industry was again in turmoil Monday morning after Tyson Foods (TSN:NYSE - news - research) said ineffective hedging against a rise in grain prices will leave earnings in the year ending Oct. 2 well below estimates.