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TJX Cos. (NYSE: TJX) - parent of the T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, and Marshalls chains of discount retailers - said this morning that third-quarter profit jumped 13% to $249.5 million, or 54 cents per share. This figure was a penny shy of analysts' consensus estimate of 55 cents.

Revenue rose 6% during the 3-month reporting period to $4.74 billion from $4.47 billion in the year-ago period. Same-store sales jumped 3%. This headline number also failed to meet Street expectations of $4.79 billion.

Company president/CEO Carol Meyrowitz was quoted by Dow Jones as noting that while warm fall weather curbed demand slightly, "as the weather cooled towards the end of the quarter, we saw a strong surge in sales and demand for cold weather apparel."

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TJX Cos. 3Q earnings fall short of expectations, but future guidance looks bright originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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These are tough times for retail sellers of home furnishings and decorative products. Take a look at the five-year charts for Bombay Company Inc. (NYSE:BBA) and Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), two of the leaders in the category:

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Home decor stores a victim of their own success originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Spanish television talk-show host -- Cristina Saralegui -- has been installing herself as a home design guru on television, and has fashioned a piece of her image to that highly-lucrative market, since women control most of those dollars. And those dollars turn into high-margin purchases for retailers such as Kohl's (NYSE:KSS), which has just signed a deal to use Saralegui's name on a home goods line for itself.

Kohl's will be launching the Casa Cristina collection in December, starting with bedding and bath items that will be sold in many (but not all) stores and also at the Kohl's website. Kohl's reports that the line will include table linens by next spring, and will soon offer decorative pillows, rugs, and other items.

In a rather obvious statement, I think, Kohl's has said that the new line will be described in advertising as having Hispanic and Mediterranean influences. That's a popular design theme these days, and I applaud Kohl's for the foresight in making a move here.

Spanish talk-show host lends name to Kohl's for new line originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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