Net Sales stories:
Wal-Mart sees lower sales in US
Feb 18th, 2010 - BBC NEWS
the world's largest retailer wal-mart has seen sales fall in its home market and said that conditions in the us remained "challenging". however overall sales, including its overseas businesses, rose 4.6% to $112.8bn (£72.4bn). net profit rose 22
Unit Sale Boosts PPR's Net Profit
Feb 18th, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
paris-french retail-to-luxury company ppr sa thursday reported a 6.9% rise in net profit in 2009, buoyed by the proceeds of the sale of african distribution unit cfao, and said a difficult year for retailers and the luxury goods sector had ended
Hewlett-Packard 1Q Net Up 25% On Sales Gains; Outlook Strong
Feb 17th, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
hewlett-packard co.'s (hpq) fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 25% amid higher worldwide sales and profit growth in the company's core pc business, where shipments also jumped. the company also raised its full-year outlook. shares rose
Schering-Plough purchase hikes Merck sales, profit
Feb 16th, 2010 - Houston Chronicle
trenton, n.j. - drugmaker merck & co. on tuesday posted huge jumps in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter, mainly due to its purchase of longtime partner schering-plough corp.
merck reported net income of $6.49 billion, up from $1.64 billionKraft Foods Profit Rises as Sales Climb in Developing Markets
Feb 16th, 2010 - Bloomberg
feb. 16 (bloomberg) -- kraft foods inc., the food company whose bid for cadbury plc was accepted last month, said fourth- quarter profit increased as sales outside the u.s. grew.
net income rose to $710 million, or 48 cents a share, from $178


