Sales at Ross Stores slid as the first fiscal quarter progressed leading to a comp decline and earnings shortfall. First-quarter net earnings were $338.4 million, or 97 cents per diluted share, versus $476.5 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, in the period a year...
Although general merchandise sales slipped as consumers spent more on groceries and everyday needs, BJ’s had solid financial gains in the first quarter. Company net income was $112.5 million, or 82 cents per share, versus $81.6 million, or 59 cents per share, in the...
After its board and management survived a proxy fight with an activist investor, Kohl’s Corp. announced that the first quarter was another struggle for the company. Net income was $14 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, versus $14, or nine cents per diluted share,...
In the first quarter, Lowe’s Cos. saw its comparable sales turn down in the consumer business but gain substantially on a two-year basis. The company posted net earnings of $2.33 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share, versus $2.32 billion, or $3.21 per diluted...
Sales and earnings at The TJX Corp. gained year over year but only earnings surpassed Wall Street estimates in the first quarter as HomeGoods comparable sales slipped based primarily, the company stated, on difficult comparisons. Net income was $587.5 million, or 49...
