Kohls Profits Rise

NEW YORK– Kohl’s Corp.KSS +2.54% said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $211 million, or 80 cents a share, from $176 million, or 57 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue at the Menomonee Falls, Wis., retailer for the three months ended Sept. 30 increased 4% to $4.4 billion. Wall Street analysts expected Kohl’s to […]

PPR Acquires Brioni

LONDON — French luxury goods group PPR said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to buy the Italian men’s fashion brand Brioni for an undisclosed fee. PPR, whose brands include Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, said the acquisition would help build its market share in luxury menswear. Suit maker Brioni has a number of […]