NEW YORK CITY-Wal-Mart bounces back from a 1.9% year over year increase in July with a 3% gain in August.

COLUMBUS, OH-The shoe retailer is opening 15 units in the current quarter, the most ever during a three-month period.

NEW YORK CITY-The jeweler's same-store sales rise in the US as the number of transactions, and the amounts of them, increase.

SAN FRANCISCO-The Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma chains both bounced back from Q1 results, though Pottery Barn Kids still lags.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-The grocer plans to facelift about 75 stores annually, with the bulk of them in the near future taking place in Florida.

NEW YORK CITY-Ann Taylor is launching a chain geared toward the "modern Boomer" in the fall of 2008.

NEW YORK CITY-Harry Potter brings same-store sales to 4.4%, a gain from the 1% increase the chain would report without the title.

PLEASANTON, CA-Same-store sales rise 2% during the second quarter, but guidance is lowered due to perceived second-half competition.