Department Stores

Retailer Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) released its third quarter earnings results on Monday after the closing bell. The company reported net earnings of $119 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to $83 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year. This compared to...

Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today reported net earnings of $119 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended October 30, 2010. This represented an increase of 42.6 percent compared with net earnings of $83 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year....

Concerns that China would soon initiate steps to cool economic growth sent stocks sharply lower on Friday. Prices for raw materials and commodities dropped on concerns a slowdown in Chinese growth would impact demand. Eurozone growth concerns also weighed on sentiments. The Dow average fell more...

Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP); it has a $28.00 price target on the stock, down from $29.00. The PJ analysts cited the company's recently announced quarterly earnings results, which were slightly ahead...

Dillard's Inc. (DDS), leading fashion apparel, cosmetics and home furnishings retailer, posted third-quarter earnings of 22 cents a share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 6 cents and prior-year quarter loss of 3 cents.  Dillard's topline (including CDI Contractors, LLC or CDI) fell 1....

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN); Neutral-rated stock, but believe the long-only funds are lining up to own this 2011 growth story should same-store sales track around the +MSD level while hedge funds are largely short this stock. Piper is on the sidelines for now and willing to buy this higher; we...

J.C. Penney Company Inc. (JCP), a leading retailer of apparel and footwear, accessories, fashion jewelry, beauty products and home furnishings, recently delivered better-than-expected third-quarter 2010 results on the heels of growing online sales and effective cost management. The quarterly...

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Shares of Dillard's Inc (NYSE: DDS) surged about 15% after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings. The company reported its Q3 profit at $0.22 per share, up from $0.11 per share, in the year-ago period. However, analysts expected profit at $0.09 per share. Shares of JC Penney Co (...

Sharp differences among global leaders over trade policies and a flaring currency dispute that was keeping investors on toes lost some significance on Thursday as Cisco System's disappointing outlook surprised the market and sent stocks lower. The Dow average plunged more than 126 points before...

Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) announced operating results for the 13 weeks ended October 30, 2010. Dillard's reported pretax income before income taxes and equity in losses of joint ventures) of $21.5 million for the 13 weeks ended October 30, 2010 compared to a $2.8 million pretax loss for the 13...