en-us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:40:37 -0800 Reuters UK) - Tata Motors TAMO, India's top vehicle maker, on Friday posted an unexpected September quarter consolidated net profit, aided by investment returns and strong volume growth from its Jaguar Land Rover unit.Jaguar Land Rover JLR saw sales volume rise 23 percent from the previous quarter,...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:45:26 -0800 TTM TTM Reuters) - Americans headed to department stores in droves in the dead of night on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season, though many said they had pared back how much they would spend on family members and on themselves.Black Friday, the...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:45:13 -0800 Reuters UK) - Holidaybreak Plc HBR posted a fall in full-year profit as impairment of goodwill and other charges offset a rise in revenue, and the specialist holiday firm said sales intake in the current year to date was down 3 percent.The company, which offers short breaks within the UK...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:00:57 -0800 Reuters UK) - Chancellor Alistair Darling will downgrade the 2009 economic outlook when he presents his pre-budget report next month but still point to growth resuming at the turn of the year as he predicted in April.Treasury sources told Reuters on Thursday that the unexpectedly rapid fall...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:34 -0800 Reuters UK) - Private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners, controlled by Credit Suisse CSGN and General Electric Co GE, won permission from the European Commission on Thursday to buy London's Gatwick Airport.Spain's Grupo Ferrovial FER, under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, had agreed to sell Gatwick...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:45:27 -0800 GE GE Reuters UK) - DSG International DSGI, Europe's No.2 electricals retailer, reported a pick-up in sales in recent weeks, helped by store upgrades and demand for Microsoft's MSFT new Windows 7 computer operating system.DSG, which runs the Currys and PC World chains, said on Thursday sales at stores...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:15:21 -0800 MSFT MSFT Reuters UK) - Pubs and restaurants operator Mitchells & Butlers MAB reported full-year pretax profit at the top end of expectations and said trading in its new financial year had started well as consumer confidence improves.The owner of Harvester, Toby Carvery and the Sizzling Pub Co said on Wednesday...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:46:04 -0800 Reuters UK) - DSG International, Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer beat expectations for first-half losses as it battles recession and said it was seeing improving trends in its businesses in recent weeks."While we are cautious about the outlook for 2010, we are well-positioned as we enter into peak trading,"...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:39 -0800 Reuters UK) - Greetings card retailer Clinton Cards CLCA said on Thursday like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to November 22 rose 3.9 percent aided by solid performance across all product categories and exceptional Halloween sales.The company, which also operates 692 Clinton Cards stores, said its newly constituted Birthdays business...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:31:35 -0800 Reuters UK) - Britain's economy probably began growing again in the second half of the year and has a good chance of getting back on the path to low inflation growth next year, Bank of England policymaker Andrew Sentance said on Wednesday.In an interview with Sky News, Sentance said...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:31:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:05:47 -0800 CONN CONN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:56:10 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:29:28 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:07:07 -0800 TIF TIF Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:04:33 -0800 Reuters UK) - Fashion group French Connection said third quarter turnover increased 8 percent year-on-year, with most of the rise due to favourable exchange rates rather than any improvement in underlying trade.The firm, which has struggled in recent years as the appeal of its FCUK brand has waned, said...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:31:32 -0800 Reuters UK) - Sales of non-food ranges at grocers are set to rise 40 percent over the next five years, a study said on Wednesday, piling pressure on specialist retailers already hit by recession and online competition.Grocery specialists IGD forecast sales of non-food ranges such as clothing, electricals and...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:56 -0800 Reuters) - J Crew Group Inc JCG reported a quarterly net profit far above Wall Street estimates due to strong autumn sales of clothing and expanded profit margins from depressed year-ago levels.The shares of the upscale apparel retailer rose 7 percent in after-hours trading.J Crew has...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:33 -0800 JCG JCG Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:06 -0800 CWTR CWTR