International Business News - Retail 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 Shares of some top specialty retail companies are down at noon: AutoZone fell $1.71 or 1.7 percent, to $97.08. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:19:58 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies are down at noon: BJ's Wholesale fell $.57 or 1.7 percent, to $33.04. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/midday-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:19:35 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $.58 or .6 percent, to $98.21. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:56 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies are down at 10 a.m.: BJ's Wholesale fell $.72 or 2.1 percent, to $32.89. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/early-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:28 EDT DineEquity Inc. on Thursday said same-store sales for September rose slightly at its IHOP Restaurants, while results at its Applebee's chain declined. The company also revised its same-store sales forecast for the year downward for both chains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/3q-same-store-sales-rise-at-ihop-applebees-down.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:22:23 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were down at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $8.16 or 7.6 percent, to $98.79. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:06:22 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies were down at the close of trading: BJ's Wholesale fell $2.03 or 5.7 percent, to $33.61. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/final-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:05:54 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at noon: AutoZone fell $.81 or .8 percent, to $106.14. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:36:32 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies are mixed at noon: BJ's Wholesale fell $.41 or 1.2 percent, to $35.23. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/midday-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:35:49 EDT Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the financial meltdown, shut their wallets tight last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148210-abercrombie-fitch-sales.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/apparel-chains-report-dismal-september-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/apparel-chains-report-dismal-september-sales.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:33:34 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: AutoZone fell $.53 or .5 percent, to $106.42. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/early-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:33:01 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies are down at 10 a.m.: BJ's Wholesale fell $.18 or .5 percent, to $35.46. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/early-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:32:19 EDT Retailers continued to report September same-store sales on Thursday that largely missed expectations, as consumers held back from shopping amid an uncertain economy and financial-market turmoil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ahead-of-the-bell-same-store-sales-weak.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:12:31 EDT Teen apparel retailer Hot Topic Inc. on Wednesday said same-store sales fell 1.8 percent in September, a smaller drop than analysts were expecting. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters forecast a 4.3 percent decline in same-store sales for the five weeks ended Oct. 4. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/hot-topic-sales-fall-1-8-percent-in-sept.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:47:56 EDT Mall-based clothing retailer Aeropostale Inc. said Wednesday same-store sales rose 5 percent in September, ahead of Wall Street's expectations. Analysts were expecting Aeropostale to report a same-store sales jump of 4.7 percent for the five weeks ended Oct. 4, according to a Thomson Reuters survey. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/aeropostale-same-store-sales-rise-5-percent.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:40:30 EDT Brown Shoe Co., which operates the Famous Footwear chain of discount shoe stores, on Wednesday said same-store sales plunged 7.3 percent in September, which it expects will push third-quarter results well below Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/brown-shoe-3q-results-to-miss-street-view.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:36:20 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies were down at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $1.26 or 1.2 percent, to $106.95. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/final-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:04:54 EDT Shares of some top broadline retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: BJ's Wholesale rose $1.03 or 3.0 percent, to $35.64. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/final-glance-broadline-retail-companies.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:04:35 EDT WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's retailers reported dismal sales for September as the financial meltdown took its toll on shoppers. THE NUMBERS: Thomson Reuters estimates that its final sales tally for September will be up only 1 percent, which is below the 1.9 percent pace from the January through August period. The final figure, to be released Thursday, will reflect sales from a slew of other merchants including Gap Inc. and TJX Cos. Inc., which are set to report results late Wednesday or Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/september-sales-reflect-shoppers-pain.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:49:46 EDT Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at noon: AutoZone rose $.91 or .8 percent, to $109.12. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/midday-glance-specialty-retail-companies.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:01:35 EDT