Earnings roundup: Retail Ventures, Casey's General

Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, June 11, from AP Financial News:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Retail Ventures Inc., which operates DSW shoe stores and Filene's Basement clothing stores, said fiscal first-quarter profit surged from a year ago when discontinued operations and a higher tax bill cut into earnings.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) _ Convenience store operator Casey's General Stores Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit dropped 13 percent, but results beat Wall Street's expectations.

VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) _ Cherokee Inc., a licenser of clothing brands, on Wednesday posted a smaller profit for the first quarter, as royalty revenue from discount chain Target Corp. declined.