The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Retailer Charming Shoppes Inc. said Friday weakness in the economy has it bracing for a wider loss in the current quarter. (CHRS)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
BENSALEM, Pa., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) a leading multi-brand, multi-channel specialty apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, today provided an updated outlook for the third quarter ending November 1, 2008 and an outlook for the fourth quarter ending January 31, 2009. Alan Rosskamm, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Charming Shoppes, Inc., (Nasdaq: ) a leading multi-brand, multi-channel specialty apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, is scheduled to participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2008 on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 1:30 p.m., Eastern time. Alan Rosskamm, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim Chief Executive...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today announced that Jay H. Levitt, the former President and CEO of May Merchandising and May Department Stores International, has been appointed President of the Company's Fashion Bug brand, effective immediately. Jay Levitt has served in various retail-industry leadership and merchandising positions over the past...
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Retailer Charming Shoppes Inc. said Thursday it completed the sale of its misses apparel catalogs, a cash deal worth $35 million. (CHRS)
Just Style (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Women's plus-size apparel retailer Charming Shoppes Inc has sold its non-core misses apparel catalogues to Orchard Brands, a unit of Golden Gate Capital, for $35m.
All MCM Content (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Apparel merchant J. Crew saw its revenues increase 10% to $336.3 million for the second quarter.
Fashion Newspaper Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) a leading multi-brand, multi-channel specialty apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, today reported sales and operating results for the second quarter ended August 2, 2008. The Company today also provided its initial earnings outlook for the second half ending January 31, 2009.
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
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Just Style (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Apparel retail chain Charming Shoppes has reported a loss from continuing operations in the second quarter of $3.7m, compared to income of $20.9m for the prior year period.
The Business First of Columbus (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
A severance payout and a slide in sales helped drive the owner of the Lane Bryant clothing chain to an $8.3 million fiscal second-quarter loss, the company said Wednesday. (CHRS) (LTD)
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Severance payments and a slide in sales put a crimp in Charming Shoppes Inc.’s second quarter, contributing to a net loss of $8.3 million, the company said Wednesday. (CHRS)
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Charming Shoppes swung to a second-quarter loss as the women's apparel retailer's sales woes continued and it booked charges related to a severance agreement with its former CEO.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Charming Shoppes Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss of $8.3 million, or 7 cents a share, from a profit of $18.3 million, or 14 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The retailer, which specializes in women's plus-size apparel, said sales fell 6.6% to $648.6 million from $694.4 million. Excluding discontinued operations and one-time charges, the Bensalem,...
All MCM Content (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Charming Shoppes will sell most of its Crosstown Traders titles to Orchard Brands for $35 million in cash, the company announced on Monday. The deal is expected to close in September.
