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• Wal-Mart, May Stores see profits rise; Penney falters

  - 2003-05-14

  NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., bolstered by its international results, said Tuesday its earnings rose 14 percent in its first quarter, while two other major retailers reported weak profits for a period hobbled by conflict in Iraq, cool and rainy weather and job losses. May Department Stores...

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• Opening of New Nordstrom's at St. Louis-Area Mall May Affect Other Retailers.

  - 2001-09-07

  By Chern Yeh Kwok, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 7--The opening of a Nordstrom's department store at Westfield Shoppingtown West County is expected to have a slight effect on sales at other higher-end retailers. The store's entry into the region...

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• Foleys Department Store Chain, J.C. Penney Battle in Court over Executive.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

  - 2000-12-20

  Dec. 20--The Foley's department store chain and J.C. Penney Co. are fighting over a top retail executive, and the battle has gone to the courts. Linda K. Quick quit her $330,000-a-year job as Foley's senior vice president of marketing in November, after accepting a...

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• May Co., Penney's winning bidders for Woodies chain; offer of $589 million tops Federated-led bid by $21 million.(May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney and Co. Inc., Woodward & Lothrop Inc., Federated Department Stores Inc.)

  - 1995-08-09

  A bankruptcy court has declared that the joint J.C. Penney & Co Inc/May Department Stores Co bid for Woodward & Lothrop Inc (W&L) will give W&L creditors the best deal. Penney's and May Co bid $589 million cash to acquire 24 of W&L's 29 stores, beating by $21 million a...

  Tags: creditor, Federated Department Stores Inc., Litigation, May Department Stores Co., Penney

• May, Penney's outbid Federated in battle for Woodies Stores; top first bid by $58 million. (May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Woodward & Lothrop Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-07-28

  NEW YORK FNS -- The battle for the assets of Woodward & Lothrop Inc. heated up Thursday when the May Department Stores Co. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. submitted a stunning bid that tops by $58 million an earlier purchase offer by a group led by Federated...

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• May, Penney's still in pursuit of W&L. (May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney's, Woodward & Lothrop)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-07-18

  NEW YORK FNS - May Department Stores Co. and J.C. Penney Co. won court approval to have Woodward & Lothrop assist them in seeking possible Federal antitrust clearance in case the two companies succeed in the expected bidding war for W&L. As reported, both May and...

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• Back-to-school biz helps big stores score good sales gains in August.

  - 1986-09-05

  Back-to-School Biz Helps Big Stores Score Good Sales Gains in August August sales for 16 of the nation's major retailers rose a healthy 10.6 per cent, as many retailers cited strong results for back-to-school items. This beat out a 8.8...

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