Q&As

Neiman Marcus Inc. posted net earnings of $41 million for the second quarter, a surge over net earnings of $3 million in the prior-year period.

Urban Outfitters Inc. reported net income of $35.7 million for the fourth quarter, a gain over net income of $35.6 million last year.

Sharper Image Corp. posted sales of $22.1 million for February, a 29% drop from $30.9 million in the prior-year period.

Mentos is popping the top on an eight-month tour for the chewy mints.

Gerber Baby Products is lending its cereal boxes to other brands that want to reach new moms.

Crown Royal is expanding a promotion tied to NASCAR to give one Texas adult the chance to have his or her name incorporated into the paint scheme of a racecar during a spring race.

The Boston Globe earlier this week lost its bid to get a court order blocking a local printing firm from using information the newspaper’s Globe Direct subsidiary alleges former employees stole to start a competing marketing firm.

Dogged by heavy markdowns in its J. Jill and core operations, the Talbots Inc. posted net income of $31.6 million for the fourth quarter, a sharp drop from $93.2 million in the prior-year period

Coldwater Creek Inc. reported net income of $15.9 million for the fourth quarter, a 3.1% decrease from $16.4 million last year.

Lay’s potato chips have found a new home on TV and online.