It'll be interesting to see how long iTunes will be able to retain this title, with competitors like Amazon's MP3 store gaining traction.
Instead of dropping, his short recommendation, Musicland Stores, gained 66%. Ouch.
Instead of dropping, his short recommendation, Musicland Stores, gained 66%. David Tice of the Prudent Bear Fund said FirstPlus Financial was a great short.
Competition for Customers Customer satisfaction in the retail sector, which includes department and discount stores, specialty retail stores, supermarkets, gas stations and health and personal care stores, gained 1.3% to 75.2.
The home diet of the patients was not measured but it is expected the vitamin A stores gained during hospitalization remains for several weeks.
AmEx has historically given its partner retailers clues on how to attract customers with special offers and services, but the company says its new service goes deeper by helping stores gain more wisdom on America's biggest spenders.
With year-over-year comp store gains of 2%, Lane Bryant is barely keeping even with inflation but still it is outperforming nearly every specialty retail sector, including the other divisions at Charming Shoppes ( $1.98 billion revenue for the fiscal year ended Jan . 31.
Shares in J.C. Penney, the beleaguered department store chain, gained 6 percent after it reported same-store sales fell 11.9 percent in the second quarter, during which it reverted to a promotions-heavy strategy to try to halt a sharp sales decline.
The store is festooned with art deco clocks and wall-to-wall pink Venetian glass and immaculate panelling for which the store has gained grade II-listed status.
In the nineteen-seventies, the couple left China for Hong Kong, where Sister Ping opened a convenience store and gained a reputation as a clever businesswoman.
