Target Profit Tumbles on Weak Sales by The Associated Press May 22nd 2013 8:46AM Target says first-quarter profits dropped 26 percent as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.
Lowe's Profit Hurt by Cooler Weather, Competition by Reuters May 22nd 2013 8:05AM Lowe's reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season.
Should You Boycott Walmart, Gap Over Factory Worker Safety? by M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D. May 22nd 2013 5:00AM After a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 workers, many companies signed an accord to improve safety conditions there. Not on the list: Walmart and Gap.
Best Buy Reports 1Q Loss on Restructuring Costs by The Associated Press May 21st 2013 8:23AM Best Buy reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales Tuesday and warned that a slew of investments to win back shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.
Which Stores Price-Match Their Own Websites - and Which Don't by Matt Brownell May 21st 2013 5:00AM When a retailer charges more online than it does in stores, it won't always price-match itself. Here's how to work around the policy.
What to Watch This Week: Tools, Toons, Togs, Blogs and Staples by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 20th 2013 12:08PM Netflix will show us some changes, and home improvement should show some improvement: Let's go over some items that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street.
5 Winners and Losers of the Week in Business by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 17th 2013 1:20PM From a soda company's refashioned refrigerators to an apparel CEO's tactless comments, here's a rundown of this week's best moves and worst blunders in the business world.
J.C. Penney's Latest Earnings Confirm Grim Warning by DailyFinance Staff May 17th 2013 9:00AM J.C. Penney had said its quarterly results would be weak. They were, and then some. The retailer posted a loss more than double the deficit of last year, and sales fell 16%.
