Among the earnings stories for Thursday, March 27, from AP Financial News:
LONDON (AP) _ Europe's largest home improvement retailer, Kingfisher PLC, said annual profits fell 18.7 percent and predicted a difficult year ahead.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Children's book publisher Scholastic Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter loss widened on write-downs related to the discontinuation of its direct-to-home continuities business.
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) _ Upscale watch maker Movado Group Inc. said Thursday earnings in its fourth fiscal quarter rose 40 percent because of a special one-time gain tied to returns associated with a previously announced closing of some wholesale operations.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Shoe retailer DSW Inc. said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell sharply as same-store sales fell 1.7 percent in the period.