Hardlines

02/28/2011 - 17:44
Report: Toys ‘R’ Us considers $800 million IPO for April

A New York Post report on Saturday said that Toys “R” Us is considering an initial public offering in April to raise around $800 million, although a final decision has not been reached.

02/28/2011 - 11:49
Office Depot launches sustainable lamp line

Office Depot announced that it has launched a new line of energy-efficient lamps under the “Realspace” brand. The full range of Realspace lighting is available at more than 1,100 Office Depot retail store locations across the country and online at www.officedepot.com.

02/28/2011 - 11:31
Search is on for new Conn's CEO

Conn’s announced that it has appointed Theodore Wright to the position of interim CEO and president, following the news that Timothy Frank will step down as president and CEO of the company and resign as a director to pursue other opportunities.

02/25/2011 - 13:40
Lumber Liquidators names chief merchant

Lumber Liquidators announced that William Schlegel has joined the company as its chief merchandising officer, effective March 14, 2011.

02/24/2011 - 12:31
Target turns in a solid year aided by tax benefit

Fourth quarter earnings per share at Target advanced 17% to $1.45 compared with $1.24 the prior year, thanks to a seven-cent-a-share tax benefit, and quarterly profits were slightly more than $1 billion compared with $936 million the prior year.

02/24/2011 - 12:18
New CEO named at Sears as sales and profits slide

Sears Holdings named Lou D’Ambrosio its new CEO in conjunction with the release of fourth-quarter results that sales and profits decline, as a 2.5% same-store sales increase at Kmart was not enough to offset a 4.5% comp decline as Sear’s flagship stores.

02/23/2011 - 18:43
Dollar Tree profit surges 20%

Dollar Tree's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 20.4% to $162.5 million amid rising sales and widening margins.

02/23/2011 - 12:50
Lowe’s Q4 net income up 39%

Lowe’s reported a 39% increase in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings to $285 million, up from $205 million a year earlier.

02/23/2011 - 12:48
RadioShack profit drops 25% in Q4

RadioShack Corp. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter net income fell by 25%, which was toward the low end of the company's already reduced guidance.

02/23/2011 - 12:42
Consumer confidence at a three-year high

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index reached 70.4 in February, a three-year high from February 2008, thanks to growing optimism about the short-term future.

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