Merchant A-Z

UK retailers Debenhams, Next report drop in sales (AP via Yahoo! News)

British retailers Debenhams and Next saw sales drop over the Christmas season, but both companies said profits held up well as they had prepared for one of the toughest retail periods in a long time.

UK retailers Debenhams, Next report drop in sales (San Francisco Chronicle)

British retailers Debenhams and Next saw sales drop over the Christmas season, but both companies said profits held up well as they had prepared for one of the toughest retail periods in a long time. Mid-market department store chain Debenhams PLC said like-...

Retailers hiring (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Two big retail outlets are now hiring -- Furniture Row in Daytona Beach and Kohl's in Palm Coast.

U.K. Retailers Issue Most Negative Sales Updates in Three Years (Bloomberg)

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. retailers issued the largest number of negative sales updates in three years in 2008’s fourth quarter as even the industry’s strongest companies struggled to maintain revenue growth, accounting firm Grant Thornton said.

Kindel Furniture Co. laying off 24 employees; going to four-day week for other employees (The Grand Rapids Press)

GRAND RAPIDS -- Slowdowns in housing and consumer spending are driving cutbacks at Kindel Furniture Co., the city's only residential furniture maker. On Monday, company officials told their 130 employees they would lay off 19 full-time and five part-time workers,...