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Options Brief: Kohl's Corporation (KSS)
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 12:35pm | 78Shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) are lower on the session by 0.93%, trading at $52.30. Overall put volume is now running at 4.59x the daily average, with 7% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 6,738 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kohl's Corporation operates...
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Kohl's April Comparable Store Sales up 10.2%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:34am | 53Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today that for the four-week month ended April 30, 2011 total sales increased 12.1 percent and comparable store sales increased 10.2 percent from the four-week month ended May 1, 2010. For the quarter and year-to-date period, total sales increased 3.1...
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Saks Incorporated April Comparable Store Sales up 5.8%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:33am | 75Retailer Saks Incorporated (NYSE: SKS) today announced that owned sales totaled $257.3 million for the four weeks ended April 30, 2011 compared to $246.9 million for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010, a 4.2% increase. Comparable store sales increased 5.8% for the month. For the first quarter ended...
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J. C. Penney Company April Comparable Store Sales up 6.4%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:31am | 47J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) reported today that its comparable store sales for the four-week period ended April 30, 2011, increased 6.4 percent over last year. Women's and children's apparel reported the strongest results in April, followed by men's apparel.
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Nordstrom April Same-Store Sales up 7.6%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:28am | 56Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported a 7.6 percent increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended April 30, 2011 compared with the four-week period ended May 1, 2010. Preliminary total retail sales of $726 million for April 2011 increased 14.2 percent compared with total retail...
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Dillard's, Inc. April Comparable Store Sales up 11%
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:04am | 48Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) announced today that merchandise sales for the four weeks ended April 30, 2011 were $448,385,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended May 1, 2010 of $406,334,000. Total sales increased 10%. Sales in comparable stores increased 11% for the four weeks ended April...
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Macy's April Same-Store Sales Up 10.8% Vs. Est. Up 8.3% (M)
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:02am | 18Macy's (NYSE: M) April same-store sales up 10.8% vs. est. up 8.3%.
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China Slowdown Slides Market 05-04-2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 4:25pm | 919Cusick's Corner Support -- that is what the market is looking at into the Midday and After Hours sessions. This pullback is not the surprising but if support is not held, 134 in the SPY, a drive to April lows are in the sights of the bears. Volatility has not popped on the pullback today but it...
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5 Stocks For Mother's Day (AM, KSS, FLWS, TGT, TIF)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 3:33pm | 516Sunday is Mother's Day, that day when all mother's are supposed to be made to feel special by their ungrateful children. (Okay, we're just kidding about the ungrateful part, but you could take out the trash, and clean your room once in a while.) Most Mother's Day include taking Mom (and Grandma)...
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Sears Guides Q1 Loss/Share $(1.35)-$(1.81), Which May Not Be Comparable to $0.03 Estimate (SHLD)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 9:04am | 23Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) Guides Q1 Loss/Share $(1.35)-$(1.81), Which May Not Be Comparable to $0.03 Estimate
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Citi Comments On JC Penney After Entering Into New Credit Facility
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 7:07am | 193JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) announced that it has entered into a new $1.25B credit facility, replacing its $750M facility that matured in April 2012. The company had previously announced its intention to renew this facility ahead of maturity. The new facility increases the company's borrowing capacity...
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Where's the Top? 05-02-2011
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:35pm | 933Cusick's Corner Top terrorist taken out, market runs overnight and now we have leveled out a break even into the Midday. The news of Bin Laden's death sent a wave of emotion into the overnight markets, but reality of a weak dollar, lagging Tech (XLK) and Financial (XLF) sectors, dragged on this...
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What's Hot On TheStreet?
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 2:08pm | 310Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet CEO Porn Loses Allure After Buffett Revelation Warren Buffett held his annual "Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend in Omaha, Neb. The imagery is apt. The annual meeting should really be held in Bethel, N.Y.,...
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J. C. Penney Completes New $1.25 Billion Credit Facility
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 8:30am | 59J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., has completed a new five-year $1.25 billion bank credit facility. The new facility replaces a $750 million credit facility that was scheduled to mature in April 2012 and...
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Royal Put(z) Not to Be Confused with Married Put(z) 04-29-2011
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 6:35pm | 1067Cusick's Corner Some of you might have caught the subject line Married Put(z), this should not be confused with a Royal Put(z). That's enough of the Royals and wedding humor. At this stage the market it is getting a little harder to play the upside, at least buying outright stock with the market...