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May 2, 2013
Tractor Supply Co. increases dividend

Tractor Supply Company, the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, has announced that its board increased the company's quarterly cash dividend 30% to $0.26 per share of the company's common stock, up from the previous $0.20 per share.

February 21, 2013
Cash soothes investor concerns

One of the largest dividend increases in Walmart’s history helped shareholders look past, temporarily at least, yesterday’s release of sales results that show a disturbing trend at U.S. stores.

December 5, 2012
Dick’s joins the special dividend club

Dick’s Sporting goods will pay $2 special dividend before year end in a move to help investors avoid what are presumed to be higher dividend tax rates in 2013 and beyond.

November 30, 2012
Dividend angst leads to unconventional actions

Walmart moved its quarterly dividend payment up a few days so it would fall in 2012, but Costco took tax avoidance to a new level this week.

November 28, 2012
Costco gives shareholders a special gift

Costco will pay a $7 a share special dividend before year end as it looks to return cash to shareholders in advance of what is expected to be a 2013 tax increase on dividend payments.

October 1, 2012
Publix declares common stock dividend to be awarded semi-annually

Publix on Monday announced its board of directors declared a semi-annual dividend on its common stock of 30 cents per share.

July 12, 2012
Herkert on hot seat as Supervalu flounders

Yikes! After a monstrous earnings miss, Supervalu suspended its earnings guidance and dividend and said it was exploring strategic alternatives.

June 18, 2012
PetSmart delivers value to shareholders with dividend increase

PetSmart shareholders should be pretty pleased with their investment now that the company's board of directors has raised the quarterly dividend.

June 13, 2012
Target becoming dividend darling

Target is almost halfway home on its goal of paying a $3 annual dividend following news this week that for the second consecutive year it would increase its dividend by 20%.

May 29, 2012
Dollar Tree to split common stock 2-to-1

Dollar Tree has approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% common stock dividend.

May 11, 2012
Costco's board OKs increase in quarterly dividend

Costco announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock and approved an increase from 24 cents to 27.5 cents per share, or from 96 cents per share to $1.10 per share on an annualized basis.

April 3, 2012
TJX raises quarterly dividend

TJX's board of directors has raised the company's quarterly dividend by 21% from the last dividend paid.

March 21, 2012
Apple puts things in perspective for Target, other dividend payers

Target announced completion of a $10 billion share repurchase program this week and reminded investors of its commitment to more than double its annual dividend payment to $3 by 2017.

March 2, 2012
That’s it? Dividend hike leaves investors wanting more

Under normal circumstances a dividend increase of 9% would be regarded as pretty solid, but Walmart has spoiled its investors in recent years, so when it boosted its annual dividend to $1.59 from $1.46 this week the increase was viewed as puny.

November 15, 2011
Dick’s delivers early gift to shareholders

Dick’s Sporting goods gave its shareholders a holiday surprise Tuesday morning when the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, increased its full-year guidance and declared its first ever dividend.

August 22, 2011
Plenty of cash means best of both worlds for investors

There is some debate as to whether paying dividends or buying back stock is a more desirable method of returning cash to shareholders.

March 9, 2011
At investor conference, Safeway outlines dividend plan

Safeway on Tuesday said that it expects to earn $1.60 to $1.80 per diluted share during the quarter, after the company's board approved a $1.1 billion dividend from Canada to the United States.

March 4, 2011
Walmart raises dividend

Walmart said Thursday that it is increasing its annual dividend 21% on the back of strong earnings.

March 3, 2011
Giving back to the shareholders

The Walmart board approved a hefty 21% increase to what was already one of the retail industry’s richest dividend payouts, the company announced late Thursday. The increase approved by the board puts Walmart’s annual dividend at $1.46 a share for the current fiscal year compared with last year’s dividend of $1.21. The dividend will be paid in quarterly installment of 56.5 cents.

January 18, 2011
A busy week for Target

Between announcing its first international acquisition and disclosing details of its U.S. expansion program, the Target board found time to squeeze in authorization of a quarterly dividend payment. The company’s dividend is currently 25 cents a share and is payable on March 10 to shareholders of record on Feb. 16. The first quarter dividend will be the company’s 174th consecutive dividend paid since October 1967 when the company became publicly held.

January 11, 2011
CVS increases quarterly dividend by nearly 43%

Marking its eighth consecutive year of dividend increases, CVS Caremark on Tuesday said its board of directors approved a near 43% increase of its quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents per share of common stock.

September 8, 2010
Target declares quarterly dividend

Target's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, payable Dec....

August 22, 2010
It’s all about the economy now

The second-quarter results Target reported last week were impressive by virtually every measure, and...

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