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• Teen Shopping Buoys Same-store Sales

  By Alexandria Sage LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen retailers in the United States proved a bright spot in April, as young men and women bucked the recent consumer saving trend affecting the apparel industry to shop and spend as the weather warmed up....

  News items 2008-05-08

  Tags: Retail, same-store sales, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., retail company, bright spot, women, Los Angeles, housing market, JIT, analyst, cold calling, sales, Thomson Reuters Corp., U.S., financial

• Shoppers Went For Bargains in April Rebound

  By Justin Grant NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail sales rebounded in April after the worst March in 13 years, as warmer weather boosted demand for spring and summer apparel, while most discounters shined as cash-strapped consumers hunted for bargains. April sales at U.S....

  News items 2008-05-08

  Tags: Retail, Sales strategy, same-store sales, gasoline, retail company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., bargain, sales, Thomson Reuters Corp., analyst, inflation, New York, U.S., food

• Bakers Feeling Pinch of Short Supplies

  By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Already feeling the pinch from soaring wheat and flour prices, U.S. bakers are now beginning to experience some supply shortages. Rye flour stocks have been depleted in the United States, and by June or July there will...

  News items 2008-04-22

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• Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports April Sales Results

  Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco")(NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $5.54 billion for the month ofApril, the four weeks ended May 4, 2008, an increase of 12 percent from$4.94 billion in the same four-week period last year. For the first thirty-five weeks of its reporting period ended May 4, 2008,the...

  Articles 2008-05-08

• Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces an Increase in Its Quarterly Cash Dividend

  Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco")(NASDAQ: COST) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared aquarterly cash dividend on Costco Wholesale common stock and approved anincrease from $.145 to $.16 per share each quarter, or $.64 per share on anannualized basis. The dividend of $.16 per share declared today is...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Rice futures hit a record high

  The two biggest U.S. warehouse retail chains are limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., on Wednesday called "recent supply and demand trends." The broader chain of Wal-Mart stores has no plans to limit food purchases,...

  Articles 2008-04-24

• Retailers post dismal sales for March

  NEW YORK -- With little money left after buying food and fuel, American shoppers handed most retailers their most dismal March in 13 years. As retailers reported sales results on Thursday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. were among the few winners, as shoppers stuck to...

  Articles 2008-04-11

• Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports March Sales Results

  Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco")(NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $6.57 billion for the month ofMarch, the five weeks ended April 6, 2008, an increase of 11 percent from$5.93 billion in the same five-week period last year. For the first thirty-one weeks of its reporting period ended April 6, 2008,the...

  Articles 2008-04-10

• BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on IDGI, TRLG, AMZN, SBUX, COST

  DALLAS, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of TraderNotes on stocks that are making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.beaconequity.com/ Today's TraderNotes include: INCA Designs, Inc. (Pink Sheets: IDGI), True Religion Apparel, Inc....

  Articles 2008-03-20

• FDA reports food product recalls.(WASHINGTON)(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)

  Frozen chicken entrees are being recalled by MEIJER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Grand Rapids, MI, COSTCO WHOLESALE, Issaquah, WA, and INOVATA FOODS, Edmonton, Canada. The companies are collectively recalling over 16,000-lbs. of the entrees that were produced on Oct. 18, 2007. The recalls began on Mar. 2, 2008...

  Articles 2008-03-10

• National solar installer opens Portland location

  One of the country's largest solar installers, California-based REC Solar, has opened its first Oregon location in Portland. REC joins a "stampede" of out-of state companies specializing in the design and installation of solar electric systems that have moved to Oregon in the past year, Brian...

  Articles 2008-03-07

• Retailers see some increases

  NEW YORK -- Consumers gave the nation's stores some relief in February, spending a little more freely, although they mostly gravitated toward discounters and grocers. The challenge for merchants in coming months is to get shoppers to splurge on spring fashions -- a tough task when Americans...

  Articles 2008-03-07

• Crocs, Inc. Reiterates Retail Distribution Strategy

  NIWOT, Colo. -- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today reiterated that it has segmented its distribution strategy in order to maintain price integrity and enhance brand equity. The Company also reiterated that it does not, nor does it have plans to sell its Crocs branded merchandise to Costco Wholesale Corporation. ...

  Articles 2008-03-06

• Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports on Second Quarter Results.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2008-investorIM: Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports on Second Quarter ResultsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032008 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you...

  Articles 2008-03-06

• Costco recalls frozen meals over possible listeria threat

  Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse-store chain, is voluntarily recalling about 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may be contaminated with potentially fatal listeria germs, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. The meals were produced Oct. 18 and sent to stores in...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Operating Results for Fiscal 2008, and February Sales Results

  Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST)announced today its operating results for the second quarter (12 weeks) andfirst half (24 weeks) of fiscal 2008, both ended February 17, 2008, and itsFebruary sales results. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 increased 12% to $16.62billion, from $14.80 billion during the second...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Market Alerts for Wednesday, March 05, 2008: KCMH Licensing Revenues!

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-TheSubway.com: Market Alerts for Wednesday, March 05, 2008: KCMH Licensing Revenues!C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 TheSUBWAY.com: Names the following stocks to its Stock Alerts List: KCM Holdings Corp. (OTC: KCMH), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST),...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Costco Wholesale Corporation Review in Progress.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-The SI Report: Costco Wholesale Corporation Review in ProgressC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Costco Wholesale Corporation (NasdaqGS:COST) after it traded down 1% Wednesday, early in the morning with...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Introduces Costco Wholesale Corporation to our Bluechips Radar.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-5 March 2008-Company Upgrade: Introduces Costco Wholesale Corporation to our Bluechips RadarC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032008 International Stock Targets is a world renowned independent research firm, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Along with walking investors through the...

  Articles 2008-03-05

• Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on AMGN, COST, NFLX, NT, and AUY

  CHICAGO, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research releases NewsBites on key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBites are available to all investors at: http://www.go7now.com/nb/0227Y (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's Seven...

  Articles 2008-02-27