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Company reports net income of $33.7 million for fiscal 2012 ALBANY, N.Y., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: TWMC) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. For the fourteen weeks ended February 2, 2013 ("fourth quarter"), the Company reported net income of $35.0 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, compared to net income of $16.5 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the thirteen week...
CAMP HILL, Pa., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- True Temper®, an Ames True Temper® brand, and 137 year old manufacturer of wheelbarrows, concluded a successful campaign to save the iconic wheelbarrow MONOPOLY game token from early retirement. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130206/PH55662 ) Hasbro announced in early January that it would retire one of the classic game tokens through the fan-voted MONOPOLY "Save Your Token" promotion on the brand's Facebook page. The...
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced that Ed Krell, Chief Executive Officer, and Judd Tirnauer, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will present to investors at the 15th Annual ICR XChange Conference on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 1:35 p.m. Eastern Time at The Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Destination Maternity Corporation is...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Michael D. Ames, Professor of Management at California State University Fullerton and founder of University's Small Business Institute, wrote a textbook twenty years ago that outlines some of the struggles that small business owners face when launching and managing their company. This textbook, "Small Business Management," has been so influential that the Small Business Administration (SBA) cites it on their website. The original list...
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Walmart U.S. reported its best ever Black Friday events. The retailer saw larger crowds than last year and a huge response to its first ever one-hour guarantee on key electronic items. "I'm so proud of what our more than 1.3 million associates have done to prepare and execute our Black Friday plans, giving our customers a great start to their Christmas shopping season," said Bill Simon, Walmart U.S. president and chief...
PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, today reported sales and provided updated earnings guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 ended June 30, 2012. The Company also announced that it made a $10 million optional prepayment of its Term Loan during the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 decreased 5.3% to $138.8 million from $146.7...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Have you ever tried to explain something as common and every day as a blue sky, green grass, or the way sound works? Those with children have likely had to do this very thing at some point, trying their best to assuage their kid’s blossoming curiosity. One parent in particular not only set out to answer a similar question, but also created a really cool video to do it. Entering the “Flame Challenge” at Stony Brook University...
IRVING, Texas, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boredom can be a parent's biggest summer challenge, but Michaels, North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, has ideas for keeping kids happy and busy with in-store and at-home activities that won't break the bank. Michaels' creative club, The Knack, presents Passport to Imagination, a program that provides fun events and creative project ideas to transport kids' imaginations around the world. Children will learn about...
ALBANY, N.Y., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: TWMC) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended April 28, 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, the Company reported a $5.3 million increase in net income to $2.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million, or a loss of $0.08 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 1% compared...
SHENZHEN, China, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWIN) ("Winner Medical" or the "Company"), a leading China-based exporter and retailer of high-quality medical dressings and consumer products made from 100% cotton, today reported consolidated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, which ended March 31, 2012. Second quarter of Fiscal 2012 Financial Highlights Revenues increased by 24.4% to $41.3 million from...
