Saks Fifth Avenue
May 20 2008, AP

Saks Inc., the operator of luxury chain Saks Fifth Avenue, reported Tuesday a 66 percent increase in first-quarter earnings compared with weak year-ago results. It said increased discounting hurt profit margins as even wealthy customers were feeling...

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