- Target Corp. reported that its third quarter earnings fell 18 percent to $435 million, from $531 million during the same period last year.
Revenue grew 12 percent to $12.21 billion from $10.91 billion. Same-store sales were up 5.9 percent.
- Nash Finch Company reported third quarter net earnings of $11 million, down from $14.6 million during the same period a year ago. Total sales for the third quarter of 2005 were $1.465 billion as compared to $1.191 billion in the prior-year quarter.
For the first 40 weeks of 2005, the Company's net earnings were $27.8 million, compared to net earnings of $3.7 million for the same period last year. Total sales for the first 40 weeks of 2005 were $3.432 billion compared to $2.977 billion in the prior-year period.
- Loblaw Cos. reported that its third quarter net income dropped 26 percent to the equivalent of $163 million, on sales for the period that increased 6.4 percent to $7.3 billion (US).
