Lowe's 1Q profit drops as sales sink - MSN MoneyCentral Lowe's Cos. Inc.'s net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 fell nearly 18 percent, to $607 million, or 41 cents per fully diluted share, from the same period last year, when home-improvement retailer earned $739 million, or 48 cents per share Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com Target: A Well-Positioned Retailer - Washington Post Resize Text Investors have, by and bicycle stores large, written off retailers for dead. They fear that consumers are reining in spending because of rising food and bicycle stores gasoline prices, declining home values, the credit crunch and bicycle stores economic uncertainty. But there are Source: www.washingtonpost.com Macy's to offer Schwarz stores - Detroit Free Press CINCINNATI -- FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in nearly 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years in a move that both stores hope will drive traffic in a tough economic environment. The two companies announced Friday that about 75 full Source: www.freep.com Boost Mobile Launches Retail Presence - MSN MoneyCentral Boost Mobile , a youth lifestyle brand and bicycle stores provider of pay as you go wireless products and bicycle stores services, today announced that it has launched exclusive retail stores, providing a branded shopping experience where consumers can connect with the unique Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com Boost Mobile opens its first three stores - Kansas City Star Boost Mobile , a prepaid wireless phone company, today announced that it had opened its first three retail stores. Boost, a division of Sprint Nextel , aims at the youth market by offering not-contract service without activation fees in return for Source: www.kansascity.com Home Depot May Say Profit Fell Again on Housing Slump (Update2) - Bloomberg May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Home Depot Inc. , the world's largest home-improvement retailer, may say tomorrow that profit declined for the seventh straight quarter as consumers were buffeted by the deepest housing slump in at least 25 years. First-quarter Source: www.bloomberg.com Lowe's profit falls nearly 18 pct, lowers view - Chicago Tribune CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Lowe's Cos. , the nation's second biggest home improvement retailer, reported a 17.9 percent drop in first-quarter earnings and bicycle stores lowered its guidance for the year on Monday as the slumping U.S. housing market and bicycle stores softer economy hurt Source: www.chicagotribune.com Nintendo shows us how Wii can get 'Fit' - CNN (CNN) -- If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise. Personal trainer Robert Dothard said the focus on balance in "Wii Fit" is what makes the workout great. With its new game "Wii Fit" hitting stores Monday Source: www.cnn.com
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