International Business News - Ton 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 Department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Thursday that same-store sales fell 16 percent in November, hurt by fewer post-Thanksgiving shopping days during the period compared with last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/bon-ton-stores-november-same-store-sales-fall.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:47:35 EST Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Thursday October same-store sales fell 11.1 percent as the weak economy hurt consumer spending. The result was worse than the 10 percent decline expected by analysts in a Thomson Reuters poll. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/bon-ton-oct-sales-fall-11-1-percent-miss-views.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:28:31 EST The world's heaviest man has tied the knot. Manuel Uribe, who hasn't left his bed in six years, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/160520-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/worlds-heaviest-man-marries-mexico.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/worlds-heaviest-man-marries-mexico.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:13:14 EDT The world's heaviest man has tied the knot. Manuel Uribe, who hasn't left his bed in six years, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/160276-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/worlds-heaviest-man-marries-in-mexico.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/worlds-heaviest-man-marries-in-mexico.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:07:41 EDT Moody's Investors Service on Friday placed the ratings of department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. under review for possible downgrade. The ratings service said the review will focus on the company's near-term earnings and cash flow, and its ability to maintain credit metrics and "financial flexibility in light of the current, very soft economic environment." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/moodys-places-bon-ton-under-review.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:36:25 EDT A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck beneath the South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, shaking buildings in the nearest country, Tonga, for about two minutes, officials and residents said. No damage or injuries were reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081019/strong-magnitude-7-1-quake-rocks-tongan-capital.htm Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:35:07 EDT A 450-kilogram (990-pound), bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147234-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/half-ton-mexican-man-dies-after-pleading-for-help.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/half-ton-mexican-man-dies-after-pleading-for-help.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:48:40 EDT Department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Wednesday that its same-store sales fell 4.6 percent in September from the same period a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/bon-ton-says-september-same-store-sales-drop.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:56:30 EDT A 450-kilogram (990-pound), bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146999-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/half-ton-mexican-man-dies-after-pleading-for-help.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/half-ton-mexican-man-dies-after-pleading-for-help.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:19:25 EDT When critically obese, bedridden Jose Luis Garza pleaded for help in shedding a few hundred pounds, he landed the world's biggest weight watcher. Garza is getting diet advice from Manuel Uribe, a fellow Mexican who has been fighting to lose his title as the world's heaviest man. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/145688-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/worlds-heaviest-man-helps-another-obese-man-diet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/worlds-heaviest-man-helps-another-obese-man-diet.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:53:38 EDT The world's most obese man is getting hitched. Manuel Uribe says he will wed longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Oct. 26 in Monterrey, Mexico. The two will be married in a civil ceremony at a location still to be decided. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144100-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/worlds-heaviest-man-is-getting-married.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/worlds-heaviest-man-is-getting-married.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:14:01 EDT The world's most obese man is getting hitched. Manuel Uribe says he will wed longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Oct. 26 in Monterrey, Mexico. The two will be married in a civil ceremony at a location still to be decided. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143408-mexico-half-ton-man.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/worlds-heaviest-man-to-wed-oct-26-in-mexico.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/worlds-heaviest-man-to-wed-oct-26-in-mexico.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:22:25 EDT A strong earthquake has rocked the sea floor off the coast of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, but there are no immediate reports of injury or damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/6-5-quake-shakes-sea-floor-near-vanuatu.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:37:14 EDT Department store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales fell 10.3 percent in August, which was more than Wall Street analysts expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/bon-ton-same-store-sales-fall-in-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:46:24 EDT Bon-Ton Stores Inc. on Wednesday said its board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents. The apparel and furniture retailer said the dividend will be payable on Nov. 3 to stockholders of record as of Oct. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/bon-ton-stores-declares-quarterly-dividend.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:44:06 EDT The Australian government said it would consider programs allowing East Timorese to gain temporary work visas in Australia, after a meeting between the two countries' prime ministers Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/australia-leaves-door-open-to-east-timorese-labor.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:32:30 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 21, from AP Financial News: YORK, Pa. (AP)--Department-store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc. reported a wider second-quarter loss Thursday, though adjusted results topped expectations, helped by reduced selling, general and administrative expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/earnings-roundup-bon-ton-stage-stores.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:57:19 EDT Bon-Ton Stores Inc. on Thursday forecast a loss for the fiscal year wider than analysts projected, hurt by a drop in consumer spending. The operator of the Bon-Ton, Elder-Beerman, Boston Store and Carson Pirie Scott chains forecasts a loss of 45 cents to 95 cents per share, adjusted to exclude a goodwill impairment charge between $1.17 and $1.67 per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/bon-ton-forecasts-wider-than-expected-year-loss.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:25:30 EDT Department-store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc. reported a wider second-quarter loss Thursday, though adjusted results topped expectations, helped by reduced selling, general and administrative expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/bon-ton-2q-loss-widens-adjusted-results-narrow.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:04:55 EDT Climate change is wreaking havoc in the small island states of the South Pacific and assistance is needed for those already hit by rising seawater and severe storms, an islands leader said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/climate-change-creating-havoc-in-pacific-islands.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:28:32 EDT