Gap Profit Off, Sees More Store Closings
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Gap Inc. GPS.N, the largest U.S.  specialty apparel retailer, on Thursday reported a 7 percent  decline in quarterly profit, meeting lowered forecasts, after  summer clearance sales drew surprisingly small crowds.
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The auto parts retailer turns to profitability but sees key sales effort fall below last year.
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Safeway Inc. , the third-largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit as it grappled with lingering costs from a labor strike in California earlier this year.
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Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending to improve older stores in a bid to gain market share.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit, hurt by debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where it was hit by a strike.
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The retailer lowers its outlook after same-store sales fall.
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Retailer Macy&#39;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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Shares of Gap Inc. fell as  much as 4.9 percent on Friday, a day after the apparel company  reported a lower quarterly profit and said 2007 would be a  transition year with earnings well short of Wall Street  expectations.
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Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations.
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- Apparel Retailer Gap Inc.  said it will close its Forth & Towne store concept after an 18-month pilot, and it would affect about 550 employees.
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Discount retailer Dollar General Corp.   on Thursday posted a 40 percent drop in quarterly profit  on weakening demand for higher-margin products and withdrew its  earnings forecast for the rest of the year.
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Gap Inc.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year fell 8 percent in November, below analysts' average forecast, as fewer customers visited its stores even during the kick-off to the busy holiday season.
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Wal-Mart Stores  on Tuesday  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit as  penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for  low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent to  offset tough economic conditions.
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Clothing retailer Gap Inc.   reported on Thursday a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit due  to increased markdowns at Gap stores and losses at its failed  Forth & Towne business.
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Food company General Mills Inc.   on Thursday posted sharply lower quarterly profit,  pressured by higher costs, increased marketing spending and  restructuring charges.
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Shares of Gap Inc.  fell 2 percent on Friday morning as analysts questioned what's next for the casual clothing retailer after a two-year turnaround.
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The deep-discount retailer reports slightly improved results though losses persist.