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Talbots takeover collapses; retailer's stock plunges
For all its flirting, private equity firm Sycamore Partners didn’t want to commit in the end to Talbots Inc., breaking off talks to buy the struggling women’s retailer for $215 million. Talbots’ stock sank 36%, sinking 92 cents to $1....
Tags: Kmart, Ann Taylor, Talbots Incorporated
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Retail roundup: Burberry fakes, J.C. Penney, Fresh & Easy meals
-- Luxury retailer Burberry won $180 million in two separate counterfeiting suits against networks of websites selling fake goods. Both suits, filed in federal court in Manhattan, accused knockoff artists of hawking items bearing the Burberry name and...
Tags: Kmart, New Products
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Wal-Mart posts 10.1% profit increase, possibly ending its struggles
Despite multiple corruption probes into its Mexican subsidiary, retail giantWal-Mart Stores Inc.reported first-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street expectations as more shoppers returned to its U.S. stores. Analysts say that the 10.1% jump in...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Companies and Corporations, Sears, Services and Shopping, Mexico
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Sears returns to profit, J.C. Penney bombs in record stock slide
Sears Holding Co. may be back from the brink, once again earning a profit in its first quarter. J.C. Penney, however, has been less blessed as consumers and investors roundly trounced its turnaround effort this week. On Thursday, Sears said it earned...
Tags: Kmart, Companies and Corporations, Sears, Electronic Devices, Services and Shopping
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Ellen DeGeneres to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Show TrackerEllen DeGeneres is the latest comedian to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Ellen DeGeneres will receive the award during a ceremony in October.... -
Macy's earnings jump 38%
Macy's Inc. reported a 38 percent increase in its first-quarter profit as the department store chain continues to reap benefits from its move to tailor its fashions to local markets.
The results disclosed Wednesday beat Wall Street's expectations. But...Tags: Kohl's, Consumers, Macy's, Inc., Economic Indicator, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Talbots gets a sweetened $211 million buyout offer from Sycamore
Struggling women’s clothing retailer TheTalbots Inc.is considering an improved takeover offer worth nearly $211 million from New York private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Sycamore is now proposing a $3.05-per-share deal for the Hingham, Mass.,...Tags: Kmart, Companies and Corporations, Ann Taylor, Talbots Incorporated, Leveraged Buyouts
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Fashion News: Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Kim Kardashian
All The RageKim Kardashian really is everywhere....even the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night, where she was the target of some jokes by Jimmy Kimmel.... -
Fashion: Allure celebrates the female nude. Vera Wang shows red.
All The RageTaraji P. Henson, Heidi Klum, Maria Menounos, Debra Messing, Leslie Bibb and Morena Baccarin all pose nude in the May issue of Allure. Vera Wang showed her entire bridal collection for next spring in red. Urban Outfitter's is under fire for a catalog... -
Rebranding rut: J.C. Penney sued for $40 million over new icon
J.C. Penney Co.’s effort to shake up its look isn’t going entirely smoothly – the retailer is being sued for $40 million by lighting design and branding firm Hudson + Broad Inc. over its new Fair and Square icon. In a complaint filed...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Services and Shopping, Breach of Contract, Home and Garden Products, Martha Stewart
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Rush Limbaugh: Loss of ads amounts to 'a couple of French fries'
Company TownThe flight of advertisers from “The Rush Limbaugh Show” continued Wednesday, with a total of 45 national and local companies pulling their spots, according to the liberal activist groups angered by the talk radio host for calling Georgetown... -
Ellen DeGeneres ads: Anti-gay group's J.C. Penney boycott fizzles
Show TrackerIt's Ellen DeGeneres 1, OneMillionMoms.com 0. The Christian familly group called OneMillionMoms.com announced Thursday it's backing off a nationwide boycott of J.C. Penney. The group - affiliated with the ultraconservative American Family Assn. - was...
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