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FEATURE-From the ashes of Webvan, Amazon builds a grocery business
ReutersBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three...Tags: Safeway Inc., Employees, Career and Workplace, Trips and Vacations, Sales
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From the ashes of Webvan, Amazon builds a grocery business
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its...Tags: Safeway Inc., Employees, Career and Workplace, Trips and Vacations, Sales
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: American Express,Google, Wells Fargo
ReutersJune 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Wells Fargo and Google, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Freeport-McMoRan : Credit Suisse reinstates coverage with outperform...Tags: Hormel Foods Corporation, Casey's General Stores Incorporated, Ocwen Financial Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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Lululemon must look for cultural fit in CEO search
ReutersTORONTO (Reuters) - Premium workout wear maker Lululemon Athletica Inc will not have an easy job replacing Chief Executive Christine Day, the company's public face who built up the brand to be an international powerhouse over the past half decade. Day,...Tags: NASDAQ, New York City, Stock Market, Canada, Toronto Stock Exchange
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Retail sales warm up in May amid good weather
Retail sales in May had their best month since January, as warmer weather and a stock market rally drew out shoppers who had spent March and April cooped up indoors. Same-store sales across the board rose an estimated 3.9%, slightly beating expectations...
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Retail sales heat up in May amid warmer weather
Consumers emerged in May to give retailers their best month since January, lured by warmer weather and the confidence lift from the surging stock market and rising housing prices. Same-store sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, beating expectations...
Tags: Old Navy, Mother's Day, American Apparel, Target Brands, Inc., Ann Taylor
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Ventas de cadenas minoristas EEUU suben en mayo en lÃnea con previsiones
ReutersPor Phil Wahba NUEVA YORK (Reuters) - Grandes cadenas minoristas de Estados Unidos, incluyendo a Costco Wholesale Corp y a Victoria's Secret, reportaron el jueves aumentos en sus ventas en mayo que estuvieron en general en lÃnea con las expectativas...Tags: American Apparel, Fred's Incorporated, Stein Mart Incorporated, Thomson Corporation, Victoria's Secret
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Berkshire Hathaway, Facebook, Actavis
ReutersMay 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Berkshire Hathaway and Facebook, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Berkshire Hathaway : KBW cuts target to $165,298 from $166,500;...Tags: EMC Corporation, SLM Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Energy Resources, eMagin Corporation
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. retailers' sales rise in May, spending stays moderate
Reuters* Excluding Gap, same-store sales up 3.9 pct vs forecasts of up 3.7 pct * Gap sales up 7 pct, beats Wall Street forecasts handily * S&P retail stores stock index up 1.2 pct By Phil Wahba NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Major U.S. retail chains, including...Tags: Old Navy, American Apparel, Stock Market, Stein Mart Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. retailers sales rise steadily, in line with forecasts
Reuters* Excluding Gap, same-store sales up 3.9 pct vs forecasts of up 3.7 pct * L Brands, Costco misses slightly * S&P Retail Index up 0.1 pct By Phil Wahba NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Major U.S. retail chains including Costco Wholesale Corp and Victoria's...Tags: American Apparel, Stock Market, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Stein Mart Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
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Not just Bangladesh, garment makers pressured in Cambodia as well
ReutersBy Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH, June 6 (Reuters) - As investment in Cambodia's textile industry surges, so is labour unrest, putting pressure on suppliers to the world's big garment brands to raise wages and improve sometimes grim conditions in one of...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Human Rights, Sweden
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Institutional investor group urges U.S. retailers to back Bangladesh accord
ReutersJune 6 (Reuters) - A group representing over 200 institutional investors has urged U.S. retailers to sign a global accord that promotes safety of garment workers in Bangladesh and drop attempts to back an alternative initiative. The Interfaith Center...Tags: Tesco plc, Macy's, Inc., JC Penney Company Inc., Bangladesh, Hennes & Mauritz AB
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