International Business News - FDO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Share of Family Dollar Stores Inc. soared Friday after the discounter reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. Shares rose 35 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $24.55 Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/family-dollar-shares-soar-after-earns-report.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:55:15 EDT Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/wachovia-citigroup-aig-among-big-movers.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:20 EDT Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Friday fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 41 percent, above analysts' expectations as shoppers used their government stimulus checks to buy items like consumables in a softening economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/family-dollar-fiscal-4th-quarter-profit-rises.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:36:40 EDT Discount retailers fared well during the third quarter, despite a slowdown in consumer spending and elevated gas prices that crimped sales for many companies, including department stores. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/broadline-retail-fares-well-on-consumable-sales.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:24:06 EDT A buck will still buy you a bottle of shampoo, two rolls of paper towels or four containers of generic breath mints at some dollar stores. It even buys a bit of excitement in the hunt for a deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/dollar-stores-help-shoppers-stretch-for-deals.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:32:17 EDT Standard & Poor's Equity Research said on Wednesday that it will maintain a "hold" opinion on shares of Family Dollar Stores. Jason Asaeda, analyst for S&P, said the company should achieve "modest operating margin improvement" on tighter expense controls. However, S&P does anticipate continued gross margin pressure on the company during the next year as more of its sales shift to lower-margin consumables. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/s-p-maintains-hold-on-family-dollar-stores.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:45:32 EDT Summary of August same-store sales results for discount category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. 15.4 pct http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/discount-chain-sales-results-for-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:04:07 EDT Discount retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. reported August same-store sales ahead of expectations as consumers shopped for bargains amid a difficult environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/discount-retailers-results-mixed-in-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:41:09 EDT Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday its August same-store sales rose 3.6 percent, beating wall Street predictions. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected a same-store sales increase of 3 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/family-dollar-august-same-store-sales-rise.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:47:40 EDT Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents. The discount retailer said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/family-dollar-declares-regular-dividend.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:53:53 EDT Shares of wholesale and discount retailers dropped Wednesday following the release of bleak federal retail sales reports. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales dipped 0.1 percent in July as consumers limited spending on big ticket items such as automobiles. Excluding the big drop in autos, retail sales would have posted a 0.4 percent increase. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/wholesalers-discounters-drop-on-consumer-outlook.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:15:51 EDT Shares of wholesale and some discount retailers rose Friday after proving to be among the best performers in a weak economy. Sales reports released Thursday for July's same-store comparisons showed a trend away from discretionary spending at higher-end stores and toward buying necessities like food and household supplies at lower-priced stores such as discounters and wholesalers. The reports are key indicator of a retailer's financial health. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/discounters-and-wholesalers-rise-after-sales-data.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:52:02 EDT Shares of small-format discount retailers wavered Thursday after several reported July same-store sales results. Family Dollar Stores Inc. said its July same-store sales rose 4.6 percent, edging past analyst expectations of a 4.4 percent rise. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/sector-snap-small-format-discount-stores-mixed.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:55:40 EDT Summary of July same-store sales results for discount category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. 16.7 pct http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/discount-chain-sales-results-for-july.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:25:39 EDT Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday that same-store sales increased 4.6 percent for its July period, compared to the same period a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/family-dollar-july-same-store-sales-rise.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:20:26 EDT Discount retail chain Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales rose 8 percent in June, benefiting from warmer weather, increased advertising and consumers cashing in their federal stimulus checks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/family-dollar-june-same-store-sales-rise-8-percent.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:06:52 EDT For three decades, small-town retailers suffered amid tough competition from big discounters and malls that drew shoppers from a hundred-mile radius. But some retailers in rural areas are now seeing a boost as shoppers clobbered by high gas prices shop more locally. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/signs-that-rural-retailers-are-seeing-a-boost.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:12:11 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ended Thursday's shortened session nearly unchanged, with Ecolab Inc. taking the biggest gain. The S&P 500 edged up 1.38 points to close at 1,262.90. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/s-p-500-leaders-and-laggards-ecl-fre-amgn-fhn-fdo.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:10:32 EDT Continued reports that Yahoo Inc. is lining up allies in its attempt to fend off Microsoft Inc.'s pursuit of its online search engine business sent shares of the Internet pioneer higher in premarket trading Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/premarket-movers-yahoo-rises-nvidia-falls.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:01:37 EDT Shares of Massey Energy Co. retreated the most on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index on Wednesday and helped tug the index to a lower close. The S&P 500 dropped 23.39 points, or 1.8 percent, to 1,261.52. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/s-p-500-leaders-laggards-mee-apol.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:58:33 EDT