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Discount retailer Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) saw its shares surge higher in Wednesday trading after it posted a fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations that came in ahead of analysts expectations and offered a better-than-expected outlook.

Clearly, investors view BIG as a recession stock to own.

Earnings from continuing operations totaled a dollar per share, ahead of the 93 cents per share analysts were expecting, and 3 cents higher than the year-ago quarter. Revenue fell to $1.37 billion from $1.41 billion last year, but beat expectations of $1.36 billion. Same-store sales fell a mild 3.2%, as sales of discretionary items, such as furniture and toys, were challenging.

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Consumer spending patterns during the current economic recession have trended toward lower- priced options, whether with respect to necessities or discretionary items. Among the essential purchases, food label options have dwindled as manufacturers and retailers have dropped numerous items from the store shelves.

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) for example has eliminated many less profitable items from its product lines, dropping labels like the South Beach Living frozen meals. As a result of the reduction of product offerings and the impact of currency valuations, Kraft is projecting a decline in first-quarter 2009 revenues of 5%.

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Kraft Foods (KFT) still an anti-recession bet originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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