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Retail food prices in metros remain steady despite inflation woes
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Food inflation easing: Woolworths boss
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Macy's to have FAO Schwarz boutiques in stores
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Macy's signs deal to put FAO Schwarz in its stores
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Department store chain Macy's signs deal to put FAO Schwarz - run toy shops in its stores
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Food inflation easing: Woolworths boss
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AUSTRALIAN FOOD INFLATION EASING BACK UNDER 4 PCT: WOOLWORTHS
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Macy's signs deal to put FAO Schwarz in its stores
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Macy's to have FAO Schwarz boutiques in stores
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Ikea to sell furniture in Sims 2
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Reuters May 16 2008 10:44AM GMT
Wal-Mart to serve food in small-format stores: report
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Wal-Mart to serve food in small-format stores: report
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Macy's And FAO Schwarz Sign Exclusive Toy Store Agreement
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Wal-Mart to serve food
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Abercrombie profit edges up on sales increase
Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch said Friday that its first-quarter earnings rose 3 percent from a year ago on stronger sales. Abercrombie said it earned $62.1 million, or 69 cents per share, in the three months ended May 3 compared with profits of $60.1 million, or 65 cents a share, a year ago. Sales rose 8 percent to $800.1 million from $742.4 million last year. But sales at stores open at least a year, considered a key indicator of a retailer's strength, fell 3 percent in the quarter. Read more
Department stores hurt by slumping apparel sales
"Department stores have been hurt, pretty much more than any other class of stores. That makes sense in a weak economy" Department store chains slumping as consumers choose food, gas over apparel MILWAUKEE - Department store stalwarts J.C. Penney Co., Nordstrom Inc. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Nordstrom 1Q profit sinks 24 pct on economy
Luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday its profit fell 24 percent in the first quarter, as recession rumblings in the U.S. crimped even wealthier consumers' shopping habits. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sotheby's red-hot auction
Francis Bacon's "Triptych" sold for $86 million, a record for an auctioned contemporary work of art. via Reuters Video
New American Music Union
On August 8 & 9, American Eagle Outfitters will be holding the first annual New American Music Union , a two-day, open-air concert in Pittsburgh, PA. via YesButNoButYes
JC Penney 1Q Profit Falls 50%
"Our financial performance in the first quarter was clearly impacted by the weakened consumer environment" Department store retailer J.C. Penney says a pullback in consumer spending has cut its first-quarter profit in half, and predicts "difficult" conditions for the entire year. Plano-based J.C. Penney Co. says net income dropped to $120 million, or 54 cents per share, from $238 million, or $1.04 per share, a year ago. Total sales fell 5 percent to $4.13 billion from $4.35 billion. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected profit of 50 cents per share on slightly higher revenue of $4.17 billion. Read more
Ask.com Buys Dictionary.com, Other References
"This (acquisition) isn't all we are going to do. It's the first tangible piece of the puzzle." Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. via CBS 5
Big toy sellers strengthen own safety standards
"The problem with these two chemicals is that they are basically ubiquitous" The nation's biggest toy sellers are requiring their suppliers to meet new standards that limit the amount of lead and other metals and compounds in toys and children's products, getting ahead of federal ... via Houston Chronicle
Nordstrom in Baltimore Court
Maryland tax authorities and high-end retailer Nordstrom Inc. are headed to state tax court Wednesday over a corporate income tax dispute. via WMAR
Francis Bacon Art Could Go For $70M At NYC Auction
A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon is going on sale in Manhattan. It could fetch $70 million, which would be a record for the British artist. Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976" (TRIP'-tik 1976) is being offered Wednesday night at Sotheby's auction house. Another work -- Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" -- could bring $30 million to $40 million at the same auction. On Tuesday night, a 1952 Rothko painting called "No. 15" sold at Christie's for $50.4 million. Bacon's triptych has been owned by the same collector for more than 30 years. It was purchased in 1977 from the Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris. Read more
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