International Business News - NDN 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 Discount chain 99 Cents Only Stores said its second-quarter sales sales grew a better-than-expected 9 percent as more shoppers visited the retailer. For the three months ending Sept. 27, the chain's pre-announced sales were $317.8 million. That's a 9.2 percent increase from last year's results when sales were $290.9 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/99-cents-only-sees-3q-sales-climb-9-percent.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:18:40 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 Discount-store operator 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. said Monday it is considering a bid by its chairman to buy its stores in Texas, which the company plans to close or sell within a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/99-cents-only-chairman-offers-to-buy-texas-stores.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:43:50 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores says it will leave the Texas market, closing 48 stores because operations are unprofitable. The company said it will focus on its 230 remaining stores, which are in California, Arizona and Nevada. Those stores bring approximately 90 percent of its total revenue. 99 Cents Only said stores in the "very challenging" Texas market were generating about half the revenue of its stores in other states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/99-cents-only-to-close-all-48-texas-stores.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:17:07 EDT Discounter 99 Cents Only Stores Inc. said Monday it will raise prices, including increasing its top price, to "99.99" cents, or nearly a dollar. The new price point will be implemented in the company's 277 stores later this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/99-cents-only-stores-raises-prices.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:37:48 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores late Thursday posted a loss for the most recent quarter after getting slammed by rising food and energy prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/99-cents-only-stores-posts-loss-as-costs-soar.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:09:26 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 7, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/earnings-roundup-directv-blockbuster.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:09:12 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores said Wednesday its same-store sales fell a half-percent during the first quarter and it reported overall revenue below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/99-cents-only-stores-sales-miss-forecasts.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:49:26 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, June 12, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of The Buckle Inc. rose Thursday after an analyst forecast 30 percent earnings per share growth for the retailer this year, despite a sagging economy that has hurt many of its peers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/movers-roundup-the-buckle-99-cents-only-stores.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:01:05 EDT Shares of 99 Cents Only Stores fell Thursday following a weak earnings report. It was one of the few retail decliners as the sector rallied on a strong May retail sales report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/99-cents-only-shares-fall-on-weak-4q-earnings.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:00:40 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, June 11, from AP Financial News: HOUSTON (AP)--Medical device maker Cyberonics Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit as expenses declined, following a series of work force cuts during the fiscal year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/earnings-roundup-cyberonics-99-cents-only-stores.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:40:17 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores said Wednesday that its board authorized a plan to buy back up to $30 million of the company's common stock. Shares of 99 Cents Only Stores, which also reported its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened, fell 54 cents, or 6.8 percent, in after-hours trading. The stock finished regular trading up 27 cents, or 3.5 percent, at $7.89. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/99-cents-only-stores-to-buy-back-stock.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:18:29 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened due to higher-than-anticipated inventory shrink and rising operating expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/99-cents-only-stores-fiscal-4q-loss-widens.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:07:15 EDT The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index fell in midday trading Friday as a better-than-expected jump in April home construction was offset by a new record for crude oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/s-p-midcap-400-in-focus-ndn-ges.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 12:32:08 EDT Shares of discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores may trade actively on Thursday, after fourth-quarter sales rose 5 percent, but missed Wall Street's expectations. 99 Cents Only blamed the results o... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/on-the-watch-ndn-wdfc-bbby.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:14:38 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores said Wednesday its sales rose 5 percent in the fourth quarter, but the results missed Wall Street's expectations. The company said its sales for the quarter e... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/99-cents-only-4q-sales-rise-5-percent.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:56:38 EDT Shares of dollar stores were falling in afternoon trading Friday after Family Dollar Stores Inc. reported a 30-percent drop in its second-quarter profit and lowered its fiscal 2008 outlook. Goldman ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/sector-snap-dollar-stores-dip.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:43:01 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Feb. 12, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. rose sharply Tuesday as analysts and investors continued to see it as one of the strongest bond insurers after it reported its fourth-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/movers-roundup-assured-guaranty.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:57:13 EST Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/general-motors-monsanto-among-movers.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:56:28 EST Shares of 99 Cents Only Stores jumped on Tuesday after the discount retailer said fiscal third-quarter profit beat analyst expectations, and it outlined a plan to improve margins. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/99-cents-only-shares-rise-on-3q-results.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:04:47 EST