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The next time you drop by to rent a flick you may pick the plasma TV too. In what is billed as a game-changing retail concept, Blockbuster Inc. has offered to pay more than $1 billion for struggling Circuit City Stores Inc.
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Gap Inc. announced Thursday that it has named Tom Wyatt, a 30-year retail veteran, as president of its struggling Old Navy chain.
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Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, posted a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit Thursday as it struggles with sluggish consumer...
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Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stabilized Thursday in late morning trading, reversing three days of double-digit declines.
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Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation’s largest bookseller, said Thursday that second-quarter profit fell 15 percent as it confronts sluggish consumer spending.
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Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation’s No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday its profit surged 42 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by a rise in sales...
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Circuit City says its loss widened in the first quarter because of a big drop in sales at established stores.The electronics retailer is also suspending its...
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Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to shareholders of the nation’s second biggest...
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According to a Circuit City employee in Chicago, the consumer electronics chain is trading in HD DVD players bought into their stores “within 3 months of the...
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Whenever, the market sees any console launch, the buyers often get something as a freebie with their console. I think you remember PS3 launch time, when Sony was giving...
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Xbox360 Elite sold-out at Circuit City? I got a bit confused as I went through Marcus Lai’s post at punchjump.com, that claims the Xbox360 Elite has been sold...
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Circuit City, the US consumer electronics retailer, has recently announced that it would cut around 8 percent of its US store staff and replace them with cheaper hires,...
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The last Sunday brought some hope to the gamers who hadn’t got their own Wii or PS3 console during launch week. Few stores like Toys R Us, Best Buy and Circuit...
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