International Business News - Work 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 Mothers Work Inc., which operates A Pea in the Pod and other maternity-apparel stores, said Thursday that November same-store sales rose 0.6 percent. The Philadelphia-based retailer said same-store sales were helped by a calendar shift of more Fridays during the month compared wtih last year. Same-store sales are an important metric for retailers because it measures business at stores existing in both periods rather than new ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/mothers-work-same-store-sales-rise-in-november.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:57:57 EST Mothers Work Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss narrowed, helped by efforts to reduce inventory, lower debt and control costs. The maternity apparel retailer also said it plans to prepay $10 million of a term loan before the fiscal first-quarter's end as it works to deleverage its balance sheet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/mothers-work-fiscal-4q-loss-narrows-on-cost-cuts.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:32:38 EST Mothers Work Inc. cut its fiscal 2009 earnings forecast Tuesday, citing lackluster fourth-quarter results and its lowered same-store sales outlook. The maternity apparel retailer now anticipates net income in a range of 20 cents to 60 cents per share, down from a prior prediction for a profit of 60 cents to $1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/mothers-work-cuts-2009-profit-sales-outlooks.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:30:49 EST Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Wednesday that it expects that its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter will be bigger than it previously thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/mothers-work-lowers-4q-earnings-guidance.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:37:14 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Wednesday that same-store sales fell 1.3 percent in September due to the closing of Sears leased departments and a calendar shift. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/mothers-work-sept-same-store-sales-decline.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:01:45 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Monday Chief Executive Dan Matthias is retiring, effective Tuesday. Chief Operating Officer Edward Krell will take Matthias's place, effective Wednesday, and serve as a member of the board of directors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/mothers-work-says-ceo-dan-matthias-is-retiring.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:28:56 EDT It's the largest government bailout in U.S. history and two days after it was introduced to the Americans paying for it, the proposal is still largely a mystery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/bailout-a-mystery-with-lots-of-questions.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:52:49 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales jumped 7.2 percent in August, helped by the inclusion of more weekend days in the month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/mothers-work-same-store-sales-rise-in-august.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:38:06 EDT Vladimir Nabokov's son says he will publish the Russian author's last manuscript despite his dying request that it be burned. Dimitri Nabokov says in an interview with the German edition of Vanity Fair that his father must have wanted the work published. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/vladimir-nabokovs-son-to-publish-last-manuscript.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:37:56 EDT Chrysler LLC soon will begin talks with the United Auto Workers union about moving some plants to a four-day workweek of 10-hour days instead of the current five-day weeks, a spokesman for the automaker said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/chrysler-to-propose-4-day-workweek-at-some-plants.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:04:41 EDT Preliminary work has started in northern South Dakota on the Keystone Pipeline that will carry crude oil through the state's eastern tier of counties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/transcanada-starts-keystone-pipeline-work-in-s-d.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:06:49 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Thursday that July same-store sales rose 2.8 percent, while total sales declined. Total sales slipped 0.6 percent to $42 million from $42.2 million, hurt by the closing of its leased departments within Sears stores. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/mothers-work-july-same-store-sales-up-2-8-percent.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:22:11 EDT French President Nicolas Sarkozy's effort to extend France's famously short work week may be beside the point, if a study released Wednesday is anything to go by. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/the-french-lazy-non-they-work-41-hours-a-week.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:34:51 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. on Tuesday forecast a fourth-quarter loss, expecting debt repurchase and restructuring charges to crimp results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/mothers-work-predicts-4q-loss-on-charges.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:35:57 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said on Tuesday a rise in same-store sales and the absence of a debt redemption charge a year ago helped fiscal third-quarter profit soar. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/mothers-work-posts-higher-fiscal-3q-profit.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:42:48 EDT They fan out across Baghdad in summer's scorching heat--men in blue overalls picking up trash, mowing the sparse grass in parks, and standing on ladders to paint highway underpasses and prune palm trees. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93017-iraq-looking-for-work.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/paring-down-high-unemployment-is-iraqs-next-task.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/paring-down-high-unemployment-is-iraqs-next-task.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:27:00 EDT The EU's highest court has ruled that employers can be found guilty of discriminating against the parent of a disabled child under EU equality laws. The European Court of Justice says laws against the discrimination of the disabled also apply to their careers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/eu-court-rules-on-discrimination.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:41:29 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. said Thursday that June same-store sales rose 0.8 percent and narrowed its third-quarter earnings guidance range. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/mothers-work-june-same-store-sales-up-0-8-percent.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:21:53 EDT Maternity apparel retailer Mothers Work Inc. wants to lose some baby fat. On Tuesday, the owner of A Pea in the Pod and Motherhood Maternity retail chains said it was cutting corporate jobs in Philadelphia and streamlining brands at its stores in a bid to become more efficient and save $5 million a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/mothers-work-to-cut-jobs-streamline-brand-names.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:11:28 EDT With gas prices averaging around $4 a gallon, some South Carolina governments are taking cues from a growing number of workplaces around the country by offering shorter work weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/gas-prices-lead-s-c-govts-to-consider-4-day-weeks.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:56 EDT