aggregatedcontent

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crocs Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!crox/quotes/nls/crox (CROX 14.80, +0.67, +4.74%) said late Thursday its third-quarter profit rose to $25 million, or 28 cents a share, from $22.

Amazon, Best Buy, Dell, Hallmark and Starbucks were rated among the top brands when it comes to making the best use of social - More -  Adobe Mobile Experience Survey: What Users Want from Media, Finance, Travel & Shopping . With more than 4.5 billion cell phone subscribers worldwide, it's no wonder businesses are betting big on mobile. Get a first-of-its-kind, bird's eye view of what consumers are doing on their mobile devices and what most engages them across 4 key industries. Download the whitepaper .

TEL AVIV -- Big Lots Inc., the Columbus, Ohio, closeout retailer, reported that for the third quarter ended Oct. 30, same-store sales -- those open for at least two years at the beginning of the fiscal year -- rose 0.7%. Total sales rose 2.4% to $1.04 billion. Sales were solid in the first half of the quarter and turned volatile and inconsistent in late September through October, Chief Executive Steve Fishman said in a Thursday statement. He said he was encouraged by sales of seasonal items and holiday toys, which are key to the company's fourth-quarter holiday plans.

Limited Brands (NYSE:LTD) soared to a 48-month high Thursday after reporting strong third-quarter sales and significantly improving its earnings guidance. Third-quarter revenue for the provider of women’s intimate apparel, beauty and personal care products, operating under names such as Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, was $1.98 billion, up from $1.78 billion a year ago, with comparable store sales gaining 10%. The quarterly results for the three months ended Oct. 30 were marginally ahead of average analyst estimates polled by Thomson Reuters of $1.95 billion. October sales for the

) Footwear retailer DSW reported Wednesday that net sales for the third quarter ended Oct. 30 increased to $489.3 million, compared with $444.6 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales surged 10.1%. DSW operates 313 stores in 39 states, operates e-commerce site dsw.com, and supplies footwear to 351 leased locations in the United States.  

Cabela’s reported Tuesday that net income for the third quarter increased 5 percent to $19.7 million, compared with net income of $18.8 million in the year-ago period. Total revenue rose 3.9 percent to $643 million. Retail store revenue increased 6 percent to $369 million, while direct revenue decreased 1.1 percent to $219 million. Same-store sales for the period increased 2.4 percent.

"Social and email are converging channels," said Ed Henrich, Senior Vice President of Professional Services at Responsys. "Share-with-your-network and community links are a significant part of that convergence at the moment, but someday soon marketers will be able to talk to individuals on Facebook just like they do via email now -- personalized one-to-one."

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers announced that it will open its 500th location — in Washington D.C., in the Franklin Tower. The retailer has opened more than 200 stores in the past five years and said it expects to open another 100 to 175 stores as part of its long-term plan to grow the chain to approximately 600 full-line stores and 50 to 75 factory stores in the United States.

Consumer online spending in the U.S.  - More -