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Retailers to launch mobile app for payments

A bevy of big-name retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best-Buy Co. and Target Corp., are teaming up to create a company that will give customers another way to make purchases: with their cellphones.

 

Target, Macy's Sales Below Estimates

Target (TGT) and Macy’s (M) announced that June same store sales were below analyst estimates. Sales at Target increased by 2.1 percent, below expectations of a 2.8 percent gain. Macy’s reported a 1.2 percent increase in same-store sales, well below the estimate of 2.3 percent.

 

Target April sales rise, but miss analysts' view

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Target Corp. said Thursday a key sales figure rose 1.1 percent in April, but it fell short of analysts' expectations. Analysts expected the discount retailer to post a 2.8 percent increase in stores opened at least one year, according to Thomson Reuters. That metric is a key gauge of a retailer's health because it excludes results from stores recently opened or closed.

 

Target's 4Q profit declines 5.2 percent

Target Corp. is reporting a 5.2 percent drop in earnings for the fourth quarter, as the retailer pushed big discounts to get tight-fisted shoppers to buy during the holiday season.

 

Target stores to sell Facebook gift cards

Social networking website Facebook is dipping into the brick-and-mortar world by selling gift cards at retailer Target that can be used toward purchasing virtual products for games hosted on the site.

Senh: What a waste of money. I still don't understand why anyone would pay for virtual items. I don't think they'll do too well.

 

Profit Up 17%, Target Comes In As Forecast

Target meets analyst expectations with its fiscal second quarter earnings.

 

Man kills woman, self at Target store

A man walked into a North Carolina Target store on Sunday and shot an employee he had had a previous relationship with before turning the gun on himself, police said.

 

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target pulls Valentine’s toys over lead concerns

Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves after California’s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

 

Target Earnings Rise 18%; Saks Reports Profit

Target Earnings Rise 18%; Saks Reports Profit

Target's earnings rose 18%, snapping a streak of eight quarterly declines, as the discount retailer saw improvement in its retail and credit-card operations. Saks swung to a $1.9 million profit.

 

Quarterly results from Target, Saks beat Wall Street

Retailers Target Corp and Saks Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday as they clamped down on expenses and inventory to offset falling sales, sending shares higher.

 

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