Sentence examples for store divisions from inspiring English sources
The earnings included costs related to combining its various store divisions and early debt redemption.
Mr. Lenk said that the Athleta retail store's placement in his division had "nothing to do with the relative performance" of the online and store divisions.
It has not yet been decided how to handle advertising for the other department store divisions within the group, although West Wayne is being considered.
Ending years of speculation, the Target Corporation announced yesterday that it might jettison both its department store divisions: Mervyn's, with 266 stores, and Marshall Field's, the much-talked-about Midwest chain, led by a glittering, recently renovated Chicago flagship.
"The rent is prohibitive," said Andy Stockel, president of the company's store division, about the store's closing.
Operating profit at the group's department store division dropped almost 9percentt in the first nine months of the year.
Revenue rose nearly 13percenttoto $10.07 billion, from $8.94 billion, driven by a 16percentt increase at its namesake discount store division.
Another surprise came from J. C. Penney, which posted a 5.9percentt increase in same-store sales for its department store division.
Sales at the Marshall Fields department store division of the Target Corporation fell 7.2percentt in July, while shoppers flocked to the company's Target and Mervyn's discount stores.
John Fletcher, the chief executive, said the Myer-Grace department store division posted a profit in the year, which ended July 27, reversing two years of losses.
Her father, a retail and real estate consultant, was until May 2001 the president of the retail store division of Nautica Enterprises, the clothing maker in New York.
