Kroger Profit Edges Up, Misses Forecast
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday reported that quarterly profit edged up as  it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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Supervalu Inc  posted higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by lower employee-related costs and other expenses, but said consumer spending would continue to be pressured by inflation.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's  largest restaurant chain operator, posted higher quarterly  profit on Monday, helped by a tax benefit, despite sluggish  sales at U.S. restaurants
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Amgen Inc  said on Thursday that fourth-quarter profit edged higher, helped by cost cutting, and relieved investors with stronger than expected sales of all its key products.
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Nordstrom Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent in the period that includes the crucial holiday season. The results just missed Wall Street expectations, sending the clothing retailer's shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit rose after penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food and laundry detergent.
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Albertsons Inc. ABS.N, the No. 2  U.S. grocer, on Thursday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly  profit due to gains from two recent acquisitions and improved  sales from Southern California where it suffered a strike last  year.
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Office Depot Inc. , the world's No. 2 office-supplies retailer, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 27 percent, but its sales fell short of Wall Street's expectations and its shares dropped 2.5 percent.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc. FDO.N on   Thursday posted a better-than-expected 33 percent jump in   quarterly profit, but shares fell 3 percent after the discount   retailer said September sales would likely miss expectations.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's largest restaurant chain operator, posted higher quarterly profit on Monday, helped by a tax benefit, despite sluggish sales at U.S. restaurants
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Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.
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Kroger Co. on Tuesday posted a 25 percent drop in quarterly profit and warned it may not reach its sales target for the year, sending shares of the top US grocer
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Starbucks Corp.  on  Wednesday posted 16 percent quarterly profit growth but showed  its weakest monthly same-store sales rise in four-and-a-half  years, missing Wall Street estimates and sending shares down 9  percent.
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United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed analysts&#39; expectations as rising oil prices offset strength in its international and non-package businesses.
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Nordstrom, the department store chain, said yesterday that fourth-quarter profit rose by 22 percent, less than analysts estimated, on increased sales of womenâs clothes.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp  on Monday posted higher quarterly profit as the weaker dollar and increased sales volume helped offset rising costs for pulp.