Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced an agreement which extends and expands their existing partnership through 2019. The agreement enables Rite Aid to add at least 300 additional GNC LiveWell™ store-within-a-store locations inside its stores over the next five years. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) and GNC have had an exclusive partnership in the chain drug channel since December 1998. Stock in last trading day opened at $5.08, traded the day range of $5.02-$5.10, and closed at $5.06. The stock showed a performance of 0.20% in previous trading session.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) appointed Ron Johnson as its CEO in 2011. Johnson, who previously served as senior vice president of retail at Apple, replaced Mike Ullman. Shortly after taking charge, Johnson implemented a new strategy. Unfortunately, his strategy completely backfired, resulting in substantial losses for J.C. Penney. As the losses continued to mount, J.C. Penney’s board was forced to fire Johnson earlier this year. The board reappointed Ullman as the company’s CEO. (NYSE:JCP) has shown signs of improvement. In the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the company reported an improvement of 470 basis points in comparable-store sales on a sequential basis. In addition, sales results improved sequentially each month within the second quarter. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) traded 304.62 million shares and the average volume of the stock was recorded as 34.18million shares. The 52 week range of the stock is $6.24 – $23.10. The stock was advanced 1.67% by closing at $9.15.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th, AnalystRatings.Net reports.stock on December 31, 2013, recorded a rise of 0.18 % and was in a range of $ 51.71 – $52.09 before closing at $51.97. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) 52-week low price is $37.21and 52 week high price is $52.09.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) website faced lingering issues as traffic increased on Thursday afternoon. However, later the company announced that the problem had been fixed. In addition, a spokesman for the airline, Trebor Banstetter said in a statement that, “Delta will honor any fares purchased at the incorrect price.” Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) Shares rose 1.03% in last trading session and were closed at $27.47, while trading in range of $ 27.20 – $27.65. Its return on equity ratio is recorded as -161.50% and its return on assets is 4.60%.