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Dollar Tree said Thursday that profit for the second quarter rose to $78 million, from $56.9 million in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $1.38 billion, from $1.22 billion.

Ross Stores reported Thursday that net income for the quarter ended July 31 rose 25% to a record $129.3 million, compared with net income of $103.4 million in the year-earlier period. Sales increased 8% to $1.912 billion, with same-store sales up 4% on top of a 3% gain in the prior year.Michael Balmuth, vice chairman and CEO, commented, "Our ability to deliver compelling bargains, while operating our business on much lower inventories, remains the primary driver of our strong results. The best performing merchandise categories during the second quarter and year to date periods were home, dresses and shoes.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gap Inc. said late Thursday that quarterly net income came in at $234 million, or 36 cents a share. That compares to net income of $228 million, or 33 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Net sales climbed 2% to $3.32 billion in the period. Gap was expected to make a profit of 35 cents a share, according to a FactSet survey of analysts. Revenue was estimated to be $3.32 billion. Gap also unveiled a new $750 million stock repurchase plan. The retailer ended the second quarter of its 2010 fiscal year with $150 million

GameStop Corp. reported Thursday that its second-quarter net income rose to $40.3 million, compared with net income of $38.7 million in the year-ago period.The video game retailer's revenue rose 3% to $1.8 billion. Wall Street analysts expected revenue of $1.8 billion.

Gymboree Corp.'s (GYMB) fiscal second-quarter profit ticked up 0.8% on higher sales and margins, beating its guidance. But shares slid 1.4% to $40.

Dick's Sporting Goods reported Thursday that second-quarter net income jumped 32% to $51.5 million, compared with $38.9 million a year earlier.Revenue grew 9% to $1.23 billion, beating Wall Street expectations of $1.22 billion in revenue.Same-store sales climbed 5.6% at Dick's Sporting Goods locations and rose 2.9% at its Golf Galaxy stores. In contrast, that measure fell 3.2% in last year's second quarter at Dick's locations and plummeted 11.1% at Golf Galaxy stores.As of July 31, the company operated 425 Dick's Sporting Goods stores in 42 states and 91 Golf Galaxy stores in 31 states, but said it plans to

SAN FRANCISCO -- Zumiez Inc. late Thursday said that it swung to a slight profit in the second quarter, reporting net income of $114,000, up from a loss of $3.1 million last year. Earnings per share came to zero in the most recent quarter, as its share count rose slightly. Still, that was better than a loss of 10 cents in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 15% to $97.7 million from $85.2 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet Research had forecast the specialty apparel retailer to earn 2 cents a share on revenue of $97.3 million. Shares

Casual Male Retail Group reported Thursday that net income jumped 54% in the quarter ended July 31 to $5.6 million, from $3.6 million a year ago. Revenue fell 1% to $97.3 million, from $98.3 million. Analysts expected $95.9 million in revenue.Same-store sales edged up 0.8%. The measure grew 0.3% at Casual Male XL locations, but at Rochester stores, same-store sales fell 2.2%.

Children's Place Retail Stores reported Thursday that its second-quarter loss widened to $8.2 million in the quarter ended July 31, compared with a loss of $7 million a year earlier. Sales climbed to $345.3 million from $315.7 million; however, higher expenses cut into the 9% sales increase. Same-store sales rose 3.3% in the United States and just less than 1% in Canada. Online same-store sales jumped 30%.The retailer boosted its full-year earnings guidance which now matches Wall Street expectations.

Mattel's American Girl is set to open its first flagship store next summer in the Washington, D.C. market. The two-level, 23,000-square-foot store will feature a slew of merchandise, a restaurant and more. The shop will feature historical and contemporary dolls, doll outfits, accessories, girl-sized clothing and books. It will also include a 110-seat casual bistro, doll hair salon and customizable T-shirt boutique. "Given our unparalleled success in experiential retailing over the past decade, we are eager to bring our next American Girl store to such a premier retail destination as Tysons Corner Center," says American Girl has other flagships