Steak specials for less than $10 are helping to bring in customers, but the parent company of Outback Steakhouse still lost more than $20 million in its third quarter. ...more

November 17, 2009

The recession apparently claimed another retail victim as the Target store in the Port Richey area will close in January after 18 years in business, company officials announced. ...more

November 14, 2009

Publix Super Markets posted higher profits on lower revenue in its third quarter. Executives for the grocery chain said they were pleased with recent improvements. "But we understand our net earnings are essentially the same as our results for the third quarters of 2006 and 2007," said Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw. ...more

November 3, 2009

The economy may be hurting some stores. Less so Publix lately. The massive Lakeland-based grocery chain with stores across Florida said sales and profits were up in its most recent quarter, though some established stores saw some slowdown. ...more

August 7, 2009

Even perennially strong Publix Super Markets Inc. is feeling the recession's pinch, with profits falling 20 percent in the fourth quarter and by 8 percent for all 2008. ...more

March 2, 2009

Facing massive losses, Outback Steakhouse's parent company is pushing back against the recession by introducing a new-low priced menu, planning a major advertising blitz and slashing its costs. ...more

February 23, 2009

Outback Steakhouse's parent company continues to get pummeled by the recession, with sales at Outback restaurants down 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and those at high-end Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar dropping 20 percent. ...more

February 19, 2009

Sales are down at Outback Steakhouse, Fleming's ...more

February 18, 2009

SEC Accountant Exiting The top accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement branch is leaving for a private sector job next month, in what could herald a wave of departures from the embattled agency. ...more

December 31, 2008

U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years. ...more

December 30, 2008