NEW YORK CITY-The apparel firm continues to roll out its popular women's sportswear chain, as it grows its specialty-retail business.

MINNEAPOLIS-Management says they will know by the fall how they will modify stores that were acquired in the Albertsons deal.

DALLAS-Same-store sales plunge 10.8% and net sales fall by 5.1% during the home-décor retailer's second quarter.

GREER, SC-The $876-million merged company is to be named Buffets Inc. and will take Ryan's Restaurant Group private.

NEW YORK CITY-A wide range of buyers could line up to acquire the Joe's Crab Shack and Saltgrass chains, an analyst says.

LOUISVILLE, KY-Pizza Hut's same-store sales drop 7% domestically, though Taco Bell increases 5%.

BOSTON-Speakers at ICSC's New England Idea Exchange discuss the advantages and challenges of mixed-use projects.

BOSTON-The retailer will likely go public by November, enhancing store expansions, says an executive at an ICSC meeting here.