comScore Reports Q2 E-Commerce Sales Up 9%
U.S. retail e-commerce sales for second quarter 2010 reached $32.9 billion for the quarter, up 9% versus the same quarter…
Financials
Jarden Reports Second Quarter Sales Gains, First Half Loss
Jarden Corp. has reported a second quarter net sales increase of 21.9%, to $1.5 billion compared to $1.3 billion for…
Big Lots Reports Second Quarter Comp Store Sales Increase
Big Lots, Inc. has reported that second-quarter retail sales for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010 increased 5.7% to…
Lifetime Brands Reports Sales Increase For Q2 2010
Lifetime Brands saw sales in all segments increase in the second quarter of 2010, ended June 30, the company has…
Import Cargo Volume Continues To Grow
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to total 14.5 million containers for 2010, a…
Libbey: Second Quarter Glass Sales Rise
Libbey Inc. announced that sales for the second quarter of 2010 were $203 million, compared to $195.8 million in the…
National Realtor Association: Pending Home Sales Down In June
The National Association of Realtors has announced that pending home sales edged down with near-term sales expected to be notably…
Commerce Secretary: Recession Steeper Than Initially Estimated
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the…
Winn-Dixie To Close 30 Stores
Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie Stores said it will close 30 under-performing stores and cut 120 corporate and field support staff jobs…
Office Depot Q2 Sales Down 4%
Second quarter sales at Office Depot were down 4% but the results exceeded company expectations, officials said. Sales for the first…
June Retail Sales Show Slight Increase Over 2009
According to the National Retail Federation, June retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) decreased 0.5% seasonally…
Import Cargo Volume Continues To Rise
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 16% in July compared with…
RILA Opposes Currency Exchange Reform Act
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) today urged Senators to oppose efforts to pass the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform…
Consumer Confidence Drops In June
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had been on the rise for three consecutive months, declined sharply in…
Bed Bath & Beyond Sales Up 13.5%
Bed Bath & Beyond reported net sales for its fiscal year first quarter were $1.923 billion, an increase of…
Lifetime Brands Retires $49.9 Million Convertible Notes
Lifetime Brands, Inc., today announced it has agreed to purchase, in privately negotiated transactions, $49.9million principal amount of its 4.75%…
Conference Board Indicators Up Slightly In May
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States increased 0.4% in May, following no change in…
Pier 1 Q1 Sales Up
First quarter net sales at Pier 1 were up as the home furnishings retailers figures rose on the strength…
Best Buy Q1 Sales Up 7%
First-quarter sales at Best Buy increased 7% as new store openings and a gain in comparable stores sales were…
Import Cargo Volume Continues To Rise
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 15% in June compared with…