Ashley Lutz
Limited, Macy’s November sales top estimates on holiday crowds
NEW YORK - Limited Brands Inc. and Macy’s Inc. reported November same-store sales that topped analysts’ estimates after Thanksgiving weekend deals drew record crowds.
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Black Friday shoppers spending ‘about same’ as 2010
NEW YORK - Molly Jones, a 31-year-old mother of two from Cincinnati, didn’t have a job a year ago, forcing her to cut back...
Target employee starts petition against working Thanksgiving
NEW YORK - Anthony Hardwick says he resents working at Target Corp. on Thanksgiving and has garnered more than 37,000 signatures on an online...
‘Extreme couponing’ shoppers pose loyalty test for stores
NEW YORK - Extreme couponing, a consumer trend spurred on by the reality TV series of the same name, may make deal-chasing U.S. shoppers...
CVS profit tops analysts’ estimates, helped by lower-cost items
NEW YORK - CVS Caremark Corp., the largest provider of prescription drugs in the U.S., reported second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, helped by...











