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The FN Index closed at 2691.33, up 1.80 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8845.15, up 3.55 percent. INCREASES Value City +34.84 Sports Authority +24.96 Elder Beerman [...]

TARGET SPLITS STOCK, LIFTS DIVIDEND: Target Corp.'s board of directors approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock. The split will take effect July 19 and apply to shareholders [...]

NEW YORK -- The stocks of chain drug store operators declined in August. However, financial analysts remain very upbeat about the prospects for the group and view the dip as [...]

NEW YORK -- Chain drug stocks moved higher in March along with the rest of Wall Street, where the war in Iraq is dominating the market. Expectations are that as [...]

Despite a fashion trend change away from black, most retail stocks have been pounded lower in 2000, with the S&P retail index off 22%. Women's apparel margins are shrinking, taking that sector's stocks to near 10-year lows. Some firms who could buck the trend are Federated Department Stores, Limited, Intimate Brands, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gymboree, Gadzooks, and Genesco.

Toys 'R' Us has made expansion its major aim. Its growth record, both in stock price and sales, has made it a favorite among stock analysts. There is some doubt about its ability to continue its growth pattern for the long term.

Initial public offering of stocks is one financing means for merchants. Retailers find stock offerings as a good way to convert equity and fund growth of stores. In 1983 many new corporations offered stock. Company founders find that stock offerings can quickly increase the firm's cash assets., If the management of a private retail chain decided last year to take the company public, chances are the timing was right for all concerned. If it chose instead to [...]

Most Arkansas-based Public Companies See Declining Stock Values During Past Year Although some Arkansas companies posted record performances and stock prices last year, most Arkansas stocks have been losing value [...]

Home Express Inc, a Hayward, CA-based superstore chain, plans to use the proceeds of an initial public offering (IPO) to finance an ambitious expansion program. The chain, which sells housewares, furnishings, bedding, and tabletop and bath products, hopes to double the number of stores it operates by 1997. The IPO, being underwritten Smith Barney Inc, PaineWebber Inc, and Morgan Stanley & Co, could generate over $39 million., WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Home Express Inc. plans to go public to finance an expansion program to more than double the number of its stores in two years. The chain, based [...]

With the strike at the Portland operations apparently about to enter its third month, analyst sentiments on FMY shares are very diverse. Some have been downgrading the issue to hold, [...]

NEW YORK--Chain drug stocks fell slightly in November. Yet, for the drug store industry the future is more important than the past, especially if health care reform is on the [...]

Wall Street analysts predict that stocks of chain drug stores may not go up in the near future, since new issues have flooded the market. However, solidly financed retailers may benefit from the expected economic recovery. Jack Eckerd Corp has filed for an initial public offering, after its unsuccessful bid for Revco DS. Other chain stores offering stock include Hook-SupeRx Inc, Ralph's Super Market Inc, Fred Meyer Inc and Perry Drug Stores Inc., Except for a dip here and there, the stock market has been climbing for most of 1991 and 1992. Retail companies, whether through initial public offerings or secondary sales, have [...]

Wexner trust sells big chunk of Limited Inc. Limited Inc. Chairman Leslie Wexner and two of his personal charities recently sold 4.6 million shares of Limited stock for $130.4 million, [...]

Brazil's Diniz family sold $100 million in non-voting shares in Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao, the holding company of the Pao de Acucar supermarket chain. The group's founder, Valentim dos Santos [...]

Wall Street investors apparently lost their appetite for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts' stock after the chain missed analysts' projections, reported a 55% decline in second quarter earnings and refused to provide [...]

NEW YORK -- Moody's Investors Service has upgraded its ratings on Rite Aid Corp. debt, citing expectations for a continuing turnaround at the chain as well as the retailer's initial [...]

BIGGEST LOSERS Close Change % Stock 9/19/03 vs.09/05/03 Change Kmart 27.25 -2.80 -9.3 Nash Finch 15.83 -1.43 -8.3 Albertsons 21.12 -1.80 -7.9 Winn-Dixie 10.20 -0.72 -6.6 Kroger 18.16 -1.26 -6.5 [...]

BIGGEST GAINERS Close Change % Stock 9/19/03 vs.09/05/03 Change drugstore.com 8.48 +2.36 +38.6 Value City 4.05 +1.04 +34.6 Smart & Final 6.98 +0.94 +15.6 Delhaize 43.96 +3.96 +9.9 Circuit City [...]

Chain drug stocks Current Previous close close Net % 4/15/03 3/24/03 change change Dow Jones Composite Average 2390.23 2326.12 +64.11 + 2.76 CVS 24.27 25.48 + 1.21 + 4.75 Duane [...]

BIGGEST GAINERS Close Change % Stock 9/06/02 vs. 8/23/02 Change Duane Reade 18.14 3.38 +22.9 RiteAid 2.38 +0.31 +15.0 Circuit City 15.69 +1.76 +12.6 Casey's 12.25 +0.81 + 7.1 Best [...]

Close Change % Stock 12/07/01 vs. 11/09/01 Change Rite Aid 4.32 -1.47 -25.4 BJ's 44.00 -5.00 -10.2 Family Dollar 28.00 -2.38 - 7.8 Kmart 6.04 -0.46 - 7.1 Dollar General [...]

J.C. Penney's move away from hard lines is seen as an opening of a new era for the retailer. It will now concentrate on its strengths and move into the upscale market.

NEW YORK - Chain drug store stocks finally took a breather during August. After rising to consecutive record highs for most of 1997, the shares of publicly traded drug chains [...]

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- After a strong Christmas, Claire's Stores Inc. said Leslie D. Dunavant, president and chief operating officer of Claire's Boutiques Inc., bought 20,000 shares of the company's [...]

NORMAN, Okla. (FNS) -- Harold's Stores Inc. will pay a 5 percent stock dividend on Jan. 31, 1997, to shareholders of record as of Jan. 17, 1997. Fractional shares will [...]

Until April, the 1996 insider picture at Circuit City was somewhat benign. Our data revealed light insider accumulation and no accompanying insider sales. The activity was not sufficient to cause [...]

NEW YORK (FNS) - Moody's Investors Service downgraded its rating on Pamida Holdings Inc.'s $140 million senior subordinated debt to Caa from B3. The rating agency also assigned a B2 [...]

NEW YORK -- Selling shareholders realized $69.9 million before underwriting costs from the sale of 1.5 million shares of Sunglass Hut International Inc. The secondary offering was priced Thursday at [...]

NEW YORK (FNS) -- Wednesday, for the second day in a row Caldor Corp. stock was rocked to a 52-week low in extremely heavy trading. Caldor stock closed Wednesday at [...]

NEW YORK (FNS)--Woolworth Corp.'s debt ratings were placed under review for a possible downgrade by both major rating agencies due to its weak performance in 1994 and tough prospects for [...]