U.S. retailers benefit from warmer April as sales bounce back
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spring was in full swing for some U.S. retailers, with shoppers spending again in April after the weather warmed up. A number of large U.S. retailers,...
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Exclusive: Barnes & Noble seeks big expansion of its college stores
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc is turning to its college roots to boost its top line. The U.S. bookseller, which opened in 1965 as a...
U.S. retailers benefit from warmer April as sales bounce back
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spring was in full swing for some U.S. retailers, with shoppers spending again in April after the weather warmed up. A number of large U.S. retailers,...
Procter & Gamble quarterly profit rises on home care sales
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co , the world's largest household products maker, reported a higher than expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by an increase in home care products...
Wal-Mart takes on money transfer companies with new service
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is launching a money transfer service in a direct challenge to the dominance of Western Union Co. and MoneyGram, aiming to broaden the financial services...
Lululemon’s status as yogawear’s top dog at risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Still hurting from last year's see-through yoga pants debacle, Lululemon Athletica Inc is about to face a new headache: stepped up competition from rival yoga retailers,...
Gap Inc sees China sales tripling to $1 billion in three years
(Reuters) - Gap Inc expects its sales in China to triple in the next three years to $1 billion, making the country its second largest market, the retailer said on...
Icahn backs down from demand that eBay spin off PayPal
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carl Icahn backed off calls for eBay Inc to spin out its fast-growing PayPal payments unit on Thursday, after the billionaire investor failed to drum...
P&G selling pet food brands to Mars for $2.9 billion
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is selling the bulk of its pet food business to Mars Inc for $2.9 billion to focus more on its personal care and cleaning...
Liberty Media to slash stake in Barnes & Noble
(Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Media Corp said on Thursday it has sold almost all of its stake in Barnes & Noble Inc, ending a nearly three-year bet that the...