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Talbots’ Credit Crunch Raises Alarms
Talbots Inc.'s credit crisis might not be an isolated event, as lenders grow more nervous about the retail…
Cherokee 4th-Quarter Income Dives 86.4%
Apparel maker Cherokee Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings plummeted 86.4 percent...
Top Execs at Jones, Gap
Top management changes at Jones Apparel Group Inc. and Gap Inc. in 2007 boosted the pay of individual…
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Wall Street Roars, Talbots Sinks
Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, but a major specialty retailer, Talbots Inc., took a hit...
With No Bottom Seen in Housing, Market Recovery Delayed
Tracking the performances of the S&P 500 and the S&P Retail indices in the last two recessions indicated when…
Coldwater Creek’s Hedge Fund Appeal
Wall Street believes hedge funds are looking to make some retail plays, and the shares of specialty chains…
Dillard’s Strikes Pact to Avoid Proxy Fight
Dillard's Inc. said Tuesday that it reached an agreement with activist shareholder groups in an effort to…
Wall Street Rallies on Banks, Economy
Although it is too soon to tell if the worst of the credit crisis may be over, Wall Street rallied on Tuesday…
G-III Apparel Earnings Rise
Apparel maker G-III Apparel Group Ltd. reported on Monday that fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled…
Specialty Retailers Feeling Economic Pinch on Earnings
For some specialty retailers, the news on the earnings front could have been better last week.
Wet Seal Turns Profit, Ashlee Simpson Line on Tap
Wet Seal Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit Thursday and said it will roll out a new line of tops designed…
Barington Presses Dillard’s for Documents
The ball is now in the hands of the Dillard family.
Retail Shares Surge, Tiffany Shines
Retail shares soared on Monday, boosted in part by Tiffany & Co., whose fourth-quarter results brought some…
Children’s Place to Part Ways With Disney Chain
The marriage of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. and the Disney Store chain is coming to an end after more…
Stein Mart Posts Loss in Qtr.
Stein Mart Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by steep markdowns to move merchandise.