Retail Roundup: Beyonce On Board; Federated Future; Sears Profits Decline
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily February 1, 2005 - NEW YORK - Beyonce On Board
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The retailer misses its mark and lowers guidance.
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Plus: Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...Apple posts good Q1, despite slow iPod sales.
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Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co (SN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US department store chain, on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as its sales continued to slide, prompting the company to cut its full-year profit forecast.
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Plus:  TiVo swings to a loss...HP profit gains on cost cuts, cheaper components...Dell execs skewed numbers to meet earnings targets.
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Two leading retail stalwarts &#151; J.C. Penney Co. and discounter Target Corp. &#151; reported on Thursday better-than-expected profits in the second quarter. Still, the outlook for consumer spending in the coming months remains muddled amid higher energy costs, rising interest rates, war in the Middle East, and the latest terrorist threat.
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The new 'tween toy from Hasbro looks and works like a cell phone. Also: Rumors fly of a Verizon bid for MCI&hellip;.  Google sits down to chat with Wall Street&hellip;. and more.
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Starbucks and Bear Stearns climb on management changes; Microsoft goes shopping; housing and consumer credit data on tap.
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Stock investors will look to earnings  reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.   and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on  consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state  of the U.S. economy.
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Plus: Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall...Sony profit up, forecast cautious...Matsushita profit up 22 percent...Amazon's profit up, margins squeezed.
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Evidence of an abrupt slowdown in consumer spending mounted Monday as Sears Holdings, the owner of Sears and Kmart, warned that its profit would most likely plunge as much as 57 percent for the three months ending in early February.
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Plus: Yahoo profit falls ... Toshiba earnings dip, chip outlook dims...Verizon boosted by wireless, fiber.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 28 -- Sears Holdings said Monday that chief executive Aylwin B. Lewis will step down this week, leaving a management void at the top of the department-store chain as it struggles to connect with customers and reinvigorate slumping sales.
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Plus, Apple plants a seed, Fidelity cuts fat, and Starbucks jolts prices.
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U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday include Sears, Roebuck & Co., Kmart Holding Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., and Network Appliance Inc.
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Sears reported profit that trailed analystsâ estimates while earnings at Costco Wholesale fell 4.9 percent on the cost of a new return policy.
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Christmas came early for some retailers: While Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) and Limited Brands (nyse: LTD - news - people ) were having a slow start to the holidays, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.