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Bon-Ton Stores (NASDAQ:BONT) revealed mixed fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday with EPS besting Wall Street expectations amid new marketing efforts. The York, Pa.-based department-store chain reported net income of $74.4 million, or $3.71 a share, compared with a year-earlier $78.2 million, or $4 a share. The results trumped average analyst estimates of $3.57 in a Thomson Reuters poll.Revenue for the three months ended Feb. 2 increased 3.2% to $1.02 billion from $983 million a year ago, missing the Street's view of $1.04 billion. Same-store sales, a measure of sales at stores open longer than a year, edged up 1%."We sequentially improved the business each quarter through a number of key initiatives, including a better balanced merchandise assortment, more disciplined inventory management, enhanced marketing efforts and upgrades to our eCommerce business," said Bon-Ton CEO Brendan Hoffman.For fiscal 2013, Bon-Ton sees EPS in the range of 40 cents to $1, bracketing the consensus view of...
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Regional department store chain Bon-Ton Stores Inc. lost 9% of its value on Wednesday after Credit Suisse lowered the stock to underperform from neutral. "Despite ma...
Shares of Bon-Ton Stores Inc. rallied 19% to $11.54 after analysts at KeyBanc upgraded their rating of the stock to buy from hold, with a price target of $15. Bon-To...
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRESThe following companies are among those that have reported February retail sales:COMPANY SYMBOL SAME-STORE FIRST CALL EST. Bon-Ton BONT 0.7% N/A B...
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U.S. retailers turned in strong sales for January, a time of heavy promotions to clear holiday goods and make way for early spring merchandise.January is the end of ...
Several U.S. retailers reported mixed January sales results on Thursday, as consumers faced a hit to their take-home pay from higher payroll taxes, while cold weathe...
Several U.S. retailers reported mixed January sales results on Thursday, as consumers faced a hit to their take-home pay from higher payroll taxes, while cold weathe...
