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Tiffany CEO to be succeeded by current president in 2015

WASHINGTON – Tiffany & Co. CEO Michael Kowalski will step down in 2015 after more than 15 years running the luxury jeweler, passing the...

Retailers miss quarterly estimates by most in 13 years

WASHINGTON – U.S. retailers’ first-quarter earnings are trailing analysts’ estimates by the widest margin in 13 years after bad weather and weak spending by...

Tiffany profit forecast trails estimates as store costs climb

(Updated, 12:13 p.m.) NEW YORK - Tiffany & Co., the world’s second-largest luxury jewelry retailer, posted fourth-quarter profit that trailed analysts’ estimates and forecast profit...
STAPLES INC. said Thursday it will close as many as 225 stores throughout North America after online competition from rivals such as Amazon.com hurt the office-supplies retailer's sales. The company declined to comment on whether any of the stores slated for closure included those located in Rhode Island.

Staples to shut 225 stores as online competition hurts sales

WASHINGTON – Staples Inc., the largest U.S. office-supplies chain, will close as many as 12 percent of its North American stores and cut as...
CVS CAREMARK CORP. reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.27 billion, an increase of 13 percent over the $1.13 billion reported a year earlier. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

CVS profit exceeds estimates on higher pharmacy sales

(Updated, 10:15 a.m.) WASHINGTON – CVS Caremark Corp., the largest provider of prescription drugs in the U.S., posted fourth- quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates...
MACY'S FORECAST PROFIT GROWTH for its next fiscal year, thanks to increasing sales and staff reductions of close to 2,500 people. The Cincinnati-based company expects to close five stores, none in New England. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/RON ANTONELLI

Macy’s forecasts profit ahead of estimates amid job cuts

WASHINGTON - Macy’s Inc., the second-largest U.S. department-store company, forecast profit for its next fiscal year ahead of analysts’ estimates and disclosed a program...
A customer exits a Gap Inc. store in San Francisco. Gap Inc. was among several apparel retail chains that lured shoppers with discounts as steep as 75 percent to boost holiday sales. On Thursday, SpendingPulse reported retail sales rose 3.5 percent during the holiday season compared with last year. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

Holiday sales rise 3.5% on discounts, SpendingPulse says

NEW YORK – U.S. retail sales rose 3.5 percent during the holiday season this year, helped by deep discounts at malls and purchases of...
A CUSTOMER PERCHASES merchandise at a checkout counter at a Toys R Us Inc. store ahead of Black Friday in New York. U.S. retailers will kick off holiday shopping earlier than ever this year as stores prepare to sell some discounted items at a loss in a battle for consumers. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/PETER FOLEY

Sears to Macy’s lure wary shoppers with Black Friday deals

NEW YORK – When J.C. Penney Co.’s store in New York’s Herald Square opened at 8 p.m. yesterday, Paula Mason was the first shopper...
DESPITE A DECLINE IN SECOND-QUARTER REVENUE, Tiffany & Co. saw double-digit profit growth, as raw material cost declines and retail price increases helped the world's second-largest luxury jewelry retailer beat expectations. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/KONRAD FIEDLER

Tiffany profit tops estimates after jewelry price increases

NEW YORK - Tiffany & Co., the world’s second-largest luxury jewelry retailer, reported second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as price increases and declining...
PROFITS FROM TIFFANY & CO. beat analysts estimates led by demand in the Asian market.  / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/KONRAD FIEDLER

Tiffany profit tops analysts’ estimates as Asian sales gain

WASHINGTON - Tiffany & Co., the world’s second- largest luxury jewelry retailer, reported first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, led by demand in Asia....
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