Posts Tagged ‘profit’

Smart biz: When a profit becomes a loss: tricks to ensuring financial security when selling your own business

Smart biz: When a profit becomes a loss: tricks to ensuring financial security when selling your own business
Michael J. CrainPresident Smart Business Evolution
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Watch company Movado posts 1Q profit

Watch company Movado posts 1Q profit
Watch seller Movado Group Inc. posted a profit for its first quarter as sales of its watches improved around the globe.
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Penney’s 4Q profit rises 36 percent

Penney’s 4Q profit rises 36 percent
share: digg facebook twitter NEW YORK (AP) — Cutting costs and selling more exclusive brands like Liz Claiborne drew new customers and helped J.C. Penney Co.’s fourth-quarter profit rise 36 percent, the company said Friday. The results cap a week of similar reports from clothing and department store chains. [...] [...]

Suzuki Motor Q3 op profit up 31 pct, keeps forecast

Suzuki Motor Q3 op profit up 31 pct, keeps forecast
TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Suzuki Motor Corp , Japan’s No.4 automaker, posted a 31 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday on brisk sales in Asia, but stuck to its conservative forecasts as competition intensifies in its key Indian market.
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Burberry sales up in last 3 months of 2010, full-year pretax profit to be strong

Burberry sales up in last 3 months of 2010, full-year pretax profit to be strong
LONDON – Luxury goods maker Burberry PLC said Tuesday that full-year pretax profit will be at the top end of market forecasts following a 27 per
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Burberry H1 profit tops forecasts on better margins

Burberry H1 profit tops forecasts on better margins
LONDON (Reuters) – Luxury group Burberry ( BRBY.L ) beat forecasts with a 49 percent jump in first-half profit as fewer markdowns and better management of stock combined with an already-reported rise in sales.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Q3 Profit Up 29%; Tops Market View – Update

Abercrombie & Fitch Q3 Profit Up 29%; Tops Market View – Update
Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on Tuesday reported a 29% increase in profit for the third quarter, which was also better than market estimates, reflecting an 18% increase in net sales. Comparable sales, or sales from stores open for at least one [...]

Abercrombie & Fitch Q3 Profit Up 29%; Tops Market View – Update

Abercrombie & Fitch Q3 Profit Up 29%; Tops Market View – Update
Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on Tuesday reported a 29% increase in profit for the third quarter, which was also better than market estimates, reflecting an 18% increase in net sales. Comparable sales, or sales from stores open for at least one [...]

Harley-Davidson Q3 Profit Surges, Tops Estimates – Update

Harley-Davidson Q3 Profit Surges, Tops Estimates – Update
Heavyweight motorcycles maker Harley-Davidson Inc. reported Tuesday a surge in third-quarter profit, despite lower sales, helped by a turn around at its financial services unit, compared to a loss last year. The company, which has been in a transformation, posted a narrower loss from discontinued operations on its [...]

G-III surges on surprise profit, raised outlook

G-III surges on surprise profit, raised outlook
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — G-III Apparel Group Ltd. , a clothing licensee for brands from Calvin Klein to Kenneth Cole, posted a surprise profit and raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday, sending its shares surging 22% in pre-market trading. Net income of $3 million, or 15 cents a share, [...]

Profit sinks at American Eagle Outfitters

Profit sinks at American Eagle Outfitters
Clothing store American Eagle Outfitters Inc. on Wednesday posted a 66 percent drop in its second-quarter net income as it was forced to slash prices on summer items and issued a weak forecast for the current back-to-school quarter. “The second quarter was a… American Eagle Outfitters – Net income – [...]

LVMH May Rise in Paris After First-Half Profit Jumps 53%, Beats Estimates

LVMH May Rise in Paris After First-Half Profit Jumps 53%, Beats Estimates
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA , the world’s largest maker of luxury goods, may rise in Paris trading after reporting a 53 percent surge in first-half profit that beat analysts’ estimates.
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Burberry to Get Profit Boost From Chinese Acquisition

Burberry to Get Profit Boost From Chinese Acquisition
Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest luxury retailer, will take control of its franchised stores in China for 70 million pounds ($108 million) in a transaction that may boost earnings by almost 10 percent.
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Embellishing modesty: Designers see profit from Islamic fashion

Embellishing modesty: Designers see profit from Islamic fashion
Fashion designer Hind Beljafla makes abayas to match the Gucci shoes and Hermes handbags of high-spending women in the Gulf.
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