North American News
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces Same Store Sales and Updates Guidance for the Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a leading sporting goods retailer, today provided same store sales results and updated earnings guidance for the second quarter ended July 4, 2010. For the fiscal 2010 second quarter, same store sales declined 0.5% versus the comparable period last year.
Use your bicycle as a shopping cart
Now you can take your bike shopping and also take your shopping cart for a ride thanks to the transforming Ville concept folding bicycle. It's a bike/shopping cart hybrid vehicle for eco-friendly shoppers. It is bicycle and grocery cart in one.
99c Only Stores(R) Reports 2.7% Same-Store Sales Increase on Total Sales of $346.5 Million for the June Quarter
99c Only Stores(R) /quotes/comstock/13*!ndn/quotes/nls/ndn (NDN 15.19, -0.02, -0.13%) (the "Company") today reports total sales of $346.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 ended June 26, 2010. This represents an increase of 4.3% over total sales of $332.1 million for the same quarter last year.
Harmons breaking mold with its downtown Salt Lake store
Harmons will break ground today on the state's first large urban grocery store, on the eastern edge of the giant City Creek revitalization project in downtown Salt Lake City. As the first full-service grocery in the central business district, The City Creek Harmons at 135 E. 100 South is set for completion in fall 2011.
Jean Coutu Group reports increase in revenue
The Jean Coutu Group on Tuesday reported a 3.8% increase in revenues to $611.6 million for the first quarter.
Australian and Asian News
Raymond exits Home Retail
Launched in 2008, Be: Home was a multi brand home retail chain from Raymond. It gave, soft home furnishings and accessories sourced from across the globe. Recently, all four of its multi-speciality stores in Mumbai and New Delhi were shut down. After operating the multi-brand stores for two years, the textile and apparel major has decided to pull out the home retail format from the market.
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