Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Global Brands SA H1 same store sales up 7.8 pct at 5.78 mln sfr | 23 Jul 2008 | 03:14 AM ET LONDON (Thomson ...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home improvements retailer, posted a 1.5 percent fall in second-quarter underlying sales on Thursday, hit by "extremely tough" trading in the UK and a weak housing market in China.
Restaurant News Ressource (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
CKE Restaurants, Inc. Reports Positive Period Six Blended Same-Store Sales
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - RadioShack Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on a surprise increase in sales, but the electronics retailer said the economic environment continues to be challenging.
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Home improvements retailer Kingfisher says same store sales at its B&Q chain have risen indicating its improvement plan is on track.
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
CARPINTERIA, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: ) announced today period six same-store sales for the four weeks ended July 14, 2008, ...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- McDonald's Corp., the Oak Brook, Ill., restaurant giant, reported swung to second-quarter net income from a year-earlier loss on 4% higher revenue and 6.1% higher worldwide same-store sales growth. Earnings were $1.19 billion, or $1.04 a share, against a loss of $711.7 million, or 60 cents, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted earnings from continuing...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch)-- Chain-store sales for the week ended July 19 rose 2.5%, their biggest gain since Dec. 22, from the year-ago period, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS Securities. On a week-over-week basis, sales climbed 0.1%. "A slight two-week pull-back in gasoline prices, some improvement in upper-income consumer...
Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
McDonald's Corp. NYSE:MCD Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $1.19 billion, or $1.04, from a year-earlier loss from continuing operations of $711.7 million, or 60 cents a share. Results for the latest quarter include a gain of 10 cents a share from the sale of the company's minority interest in Pret A Manger. The mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson...
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Chains set to post double-digit sales growth in July. 22 Jul 2008 2:40 PM
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Investors had been eagerly awaiting the U.S. sales figures as a way to gauge whether the fast food chain can withstand the tough economy as consumers cut back on eating out. McDonald's reported its first monthly decline in U.S. same-store sales in the first quarter, leading some to wonder whether even the Golden Arches was being hit by consumers' reluctance to spend.
SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A rise in second-quarter same-store sales caused shares of sandwich chain Cosi Inc. to soar Thursday. Cosi shares jumped 40 cents, or 18.4 percent, to end at $2.57. The rise came after Cosi said its same-store sales rose 2.2 percent in the second quarter with total revenue climbing 3.6 percent, beating Wall Street analysts’ estimates. Same-store...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
To go shopping these days, more Americans are trading in their car keys for a keyboard.Online shopping is gaining at a time when simply filling up a gas tank to head to the mall can seem like a spending spree.A number of retailers — including Gap, Victoria's Secret and J.C. Penney — are experiencing double-digit sales growth at their shopping Web sites, creating a surprising bright spot during...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
To go shopping these days, more Americans are trading in their car keys for a keyboard.Online shopping is gaining at a time when simply filling up a gas tank to head to the mall can seem like a spending spree.A number of retailers — including Gap, Victoria's Secret and J.C. Penney — are experiencing double-digit sales growth at their shopping Web sites, creating a surprising bright spot during...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... in the past 52 weeks. After the market closed Wednesday, Chipotle said its profit climbed as sales rose at both new and established restaurants. Higher prices and more customers contributed to the sales boost. But the company's results missed analysts' expectations by one cent, according to a poll by Thomson Financial. Chipotle also said it expects its same-store sales,...
