JCPENNEY NARROWS LOSS; FOOTWEAR & HANDBAGS STAR

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ended July 30, 2016. While delivering a smaller-than-expected loss (a 52% improvement in net loss over the prior year to $(56) million or $(0.18) per share), earnings still fell short of expectations. Comparable sales increased 2.2 % for …

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NORDSTROM CRUSHES EARNINGS; STOCKS SURGE

Nordstrom released its second quarter earnings, beating analyst expectations. Highlights included unadjusted earnings of $0.67 per share against analyst expectations of $0.57 a share. Total company net sales decreased 0.2%, revenue fell just a bit short at $3.65 billion versus projections of $3.68 billion. Comp sales fell -1.2%, but that was …

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DILLARDS RELEASES EARNINGS; BEATS ESTIMATES

Dillard’s released its earnings results yesterday, beating estimates. Dillard’s reported net income for the 13 weeks ended July 30, 2016 of $12.1 million, or $0.35 per share, compared to net income of $29.9 million, or $0.75 per share, for the prior year second quarter.  This beat the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate …

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