Inventories

Newport Beach has trouble keeping track of its art pieces

2013-05-25 19:00:00

Newport Beach will probably change the way it tracks its art pieces after discovering some pieces unaccounted for. Previously, the city hadn't regularly updated its inventory, and as of Wednesday, five pieces — donated to the city or purchased...

Abercrombie's decline in sales pummels its stock price

2013-05-25 00:00:00

In a dour end to Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s difficult week, the teen retailer watched its stock slide by the largest margin in months after it reported a double-digit sales decline. The company's same-store sales in the U.S. plunged 17% in the first...

FBI investigating alleged gun resales by L.A. SWAT, SIS officers

2013-05-24 17:30:00

The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite SWAT and Special Investigations Section units violated the law by purchasing large numbers of custom-made handguns and reselling them for profit, according to...

Abercrombie & Fitch earnings stumble, stock slumps

2013-05-24 08:21:00

Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stumbled hard in its first quarter, with same-store sales diving 15% and profit missing Wall Street’s expectations. The company, fresh off a mea culpa over Chief Executive Mike Jeffries’ controversial...

Cannes crime spree! Billy Crystal tries TV. Sen. McCain makes case.

2013-05-23 07:23:00

After the coffee. Before figuring out what to do this weekend. The Skinny: Loyal readers know what a big fan I was of ABC's "Nashville." That's why last night's season finale was such a disappointment. What was once a cool breeze on a humid night is...

New home sales climb in April

2013-05-23 08:55:00

New home sales climbed strongly in April, an indication that a long-awaited building market comeback is strengthening. Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 2.3% above the prior month and were 29% above the same period last year. New homes sold...

U.S. home sales rise in April

2013-05-22 09:06:00

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased in April, hitting their highest level in nearly four years and signaling that the housing market continued its rebound last month. Home sales increased 0.6% from the prior month and were up 9.7% from...

Southland home prices surge in April as inventory tightens

2013-05-14 18:05:00

A frustrating housing market for Southland buyers swelled in April as prices surged and inventory tightened. Homes sold at the fastest clip for that month in seven years, as regular buyers and investors snapped up more than 21,000 homes in the six-...

Economic growth rises to 2.5% pace but falls below expectations

2013-04-26 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — The nation's sluggish recovery can't seem to catch a break. Persistent federal spending cuts and a slowdown in business investments thwarted hopes for stronger economic growth in the first quarter, setting up more modest gains in jobs...

Samsung cites 'overwhelming demand' as reason for Galaxy S 4 delays

2013-04-24 11:38:00

Sprint and T-Mobile, citing inventory "challenges" faced by Samsung, are delaying the rollout of Galaxy S 4 smartphones. Sprint said it will not sell the phone in its store this Saturday as originally planned. It did not say when the phone would be...

California home prices and sales increase in March

2013-04-18 15:03:00

Home prices across California jumped 8.3% in March compared to February and 24.7% compared to a year earlier, according to figures released by real estate firm DataQuick on Thursday. Sales rose slightly, with about 1% more new and resale homes sold last...

Southland median home price in March increases again

2013-04-18 00:00:00

The median home price in Southern California rose about $25,000 in March alone to hit $345,500, underscoring the region's fast-paced recovery. That represented an 8% increase from February and a 23.4% jump from a year earlier. It was the eighth...

Debbie Steinmetz stacks hats at the Bollman Hat Co. in Adamstown, Pa. A jump in business inventories lifted economic growth.

2013-04-25 21:01:04

J Shoes, the international footwear brand with headquarters in Owings Mills, is moving to Baltimore and will be selling its fall inventory and sample sizes from its spring collection. Hundreds of shoes will be for sale at deep discounts.

2013-04-11 00:00:00

Sue Gates, director of the Dacotah Prairie Museum, turns through pages of photographs of some of the clothing items in the museum's inventory. Gates hopes to expand the use of photography in gataloging at the museum. photo by john davis taken 3/5/2013

2013-03-07 22:54:00