Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Gap reported worse-than-expected September results, including a 24% drop in same-store sales at its Old Navy chain. Abercrombie & Fitch, Pier 1 Imports and Stage Stores also added to the retailing gloom with weak reports.
The Dallas Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports saw its stock plummet 23 percent on Wednesday, closing at $2.10 per share -- 63 cents lower than its Tuesday’s close of $2.73 per share. (PIR)
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Home Depot's shift away from a national approach to purchasing highlights a tricky problem for retailers: balancing local demand with national efficiency.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
ORVIN BROWN emerged from his comfy home Sunday evening and stepped right into a Wal-Mart parking lot. The retired construction worker walked over to the adjacent Home Depot in search of a metal apparatus for a drawer that no longer slid as it should have.
mother may i (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Our Sunday consisted of a large list of to-dos. The shoe store, Home Depot and the super market. Of course, the camera came with me. Who knew that taking photos in the super market can actually make for a pretty hilarious (and even fun) outing. For a day filled with errands, my girls and I had a pretty good go of it. The two I'm sharing for my best shot(s) are among my favorites of the 100 photos I...
Wizbang (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Well, as more time passes from the vice-presidential debate, we find that Joe Biden spent quite a bit of time at Home Depot. In particular, in the garden section, near...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Home Depot says housing market won't go too much lower Everyone wants to know how much longer the housing crisis will last.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop Inc. has named Atlanta Falcons owner and The Home Depot Inc. co-founder Arthur M. Blank chairman of its board of directors.
Forbes (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Home Depot and Lowe's try to find ways to stay steady amid a rocky market.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Companies Inc backed its 2008 full-year forecast on Wednesday, but said it would cut store growth for next year as the soft U.S. economy and housing slump hampers demand.
Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Vero Beach, Florida From the Treasure Coast Palm of September 19, 2008 Home invader fatally shot in Vero Beach Last week Thomas Thompson II, 24, was charged with taking copper from a Home Depot store. Early Thursday, the Vero Beach resident was fatally shot breaking into the home of a woman his pregnant girlfriend knew, said Indian River County sheriff's Detective Chris Cassinari. Around 5:20 a.m....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Sales of freezers are up, according to Mike Goodwin, merchandising director of appliances/food preservation for Lowe's Companies Inc., which operates more than 1,575 home-improvement stores across the United States and Canada.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
The two robberies took place at a Food City and a Home Depot in Glendale.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Despite experiencing a drop in overall general and administrative expenses, decorative home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports still posted a net loss for the second quarter. (PIR)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
This could possibly be the worst time to be a home furnishings store in the midst of a restructuring. Pier 1 Imports is in that unenviable position as it works to slog through a company overhaul.
