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Fred's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

Business Wire (Tue, 10:50AM)
Fred's Announces First Quarter 2013 Conference Call Webcast

Business Wire (Fri, 11:35AM)
Fred's Reports Higher Sales for April

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Fred's Reports March Sales

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
Fred's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 28
Fred's Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2012 Results

Business Wire (Mar 28, 2013)
10 Stocks Meeting Benjamin Graham's Defensive Criteria In 2013
Serenity • Mon, Mar 25 • 9 Comments
Fred's Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2012 Conference Call Webcast

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
Fred's Reports February Sales

Business Wire (Mar 7, 2013)
Fred's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

Business Wire (Feb 19, 2013)
Dividend Challengers: 13 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks
David Fish • Mon, Feb 18 • 32 Comments
Fred's Reports January Sales

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)
Dividend Challengers: 23 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks
David Fish • Fri, Jan 18 • 14 Comments
7 Oversold Small And Mid Cap Stocks Undervalued By The Graham Number
Kapitall • Tue, Jan 15 • 3 Comments
Fred's Reports December Sales

Business Wire (Jan 3, 2013)
Dividend Challengers: 18 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks
David Fish • Fri, Dec 14, 2012 • 12 Comments
Fred's Reports November Sales

Business Wire (Nov 29, 2012)
Fred's Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Nov 20, 2012)
Fred's Declares a Special Dividend in Addition to Its Regular Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Nov 19, 2012)
Dollar General: Conviction Buy, Best In Discount Industry
The Oxen Group • Mon, Nov 19, 2012

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Price Target, Ratings Updates On Discount Stores
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March Same-Store Sales Numbers
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, Apr 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
5 Undervalued Dividend Paying Retailers
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Reviewing Last Week's Earnings Of Interest To Value Investors
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Fred's Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 28
Fred’s Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 27, 2009
Fred’s, Inc. F3Q08 (Quarter End 11/1/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Fred’s Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 29, 2008
Fred’s Inc. F1Q08 (Qtr End 5/3/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 29, 2008
Fred’s Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 2/2/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 27, 2008
Fred's Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 29, 2007

Fred's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

Business Wire (Tue, 10:50AM)
Fred's Announces First Quarter 2013 Conference Call Webcast

Business Wire (Fri, 11:35AM)
Fred's Reports Higher Sales for April

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Fred's Reports March Sales

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
Fred's Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2012 Results

Business Wire (Mar 28, 2013)
Fred's Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End 2012 Conference Call Webcast

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
Fred's Reports February Sales

Business Wire (Mar 7, 2013)
Fred's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

Business Wire (Feb 19, 2013)
Fred's Reports January Sales

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)
Are 'Three Gorges' the New 'Fiscal Cliff'?

at CNBC.com (Jan 3, 2013)
Fred's Reports December Sales

Business Wire (Jan 3, 2013)
Fred's Reports November Sales

Business Wire (Nov 29, 2012)
Fred's Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Nov 20, 2012)
Fred's Declares a Special Dividend in Addition to Its Regular Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire (Nov 19, 2012)
Fred's Announces Third Quarter 2012 Conference Call Webcast

Business Wire (Nov 9, 2012)
Fred's Reports Solid Total Sales for October

Business Wire (Nov 1, 2012)
Fred's Reports September Sales

Business Wire (Oct 4, 2012)
Fred's Reports August Sales

Business Wire (Aug 30, 2012)
Back-to-school sales to boost retailers

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 29, 2012)
Services Sector Wrap

at Fox Business (Aug 23, 2012)

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Company Description

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Sector: Services

Industry: Discount, Variety Stores

Country: United States

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Tuesday, May 21, 11:04 AM (FRED) declares $0.06/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.58%. For shareholders of record June 3. Payable June 17. Ex-div date May 30. (PR)
Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, April 18, 12:30 PM Department store chains are trading weak with weak economic indicators and chatter on weak sales trends at Wal-Mart (WMT -1.5%) swaying sentiment. The sector is already a bit jitterish with Target's (TGT -0.9%) Q1 sales warnings from earlier in the week still resonating. Decliners include Sears Holdings (SHLD -2.5%), Nordstrom (JWN -1.4%), Saks (SKS -1.6%), and Macy's (M -1.2%) - while Fred's (FRED +0.1%) and J.C. Penney (JCP +1.6%) are bucking the trend. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, April 11, 7:47 AM Fred's (FRED) Mar. same-store sales: -3%. Total sales -2% to $190.4M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, March 28, 7:48 AM Fred's (FRED): Q4 EPS of $0.18 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $533.4M (+7% Y/Y). (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, March 20, 10:57 AM A number of discounter stocks are catching a tailwind today as investors seem to be shifting their attitudes toward the outlook for discretionary spending or shifting from topped-out sectors. Advancers include the dollar store group - Family Dollar Stores (FDO +2.9%), Dollar General (DG +2.5%), and Dollar Tree (DLTR +2.9%) - while Five Below (FIVE +1.3%) and Fred's (FRED +2%) are also outperforming. Even retail giants Target (TGT +1.5%) and Wal-Mart (WMT +0.7%) aren't getting left behind. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 8:01 AM Fred's (FRED) Feb. same-store sales: -1.5%. Total sales +flat% to $159.2B. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, February 19, 9:37 AM Fred's (FRED) declares $0.06/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.80%. For shareholders of record Mar. 01. Payable Mar. 15. Ex-div date Feb. 27. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 7, 2:53 PM Shares of Fred's (FRED -0.2%) don't bat an eye after the company reports that same-store sales skyrocketed 28% in January compared to a year ago. A flat trading day makes sense since it was a calendar effect that was largely behind the SSS jump - instead of any masterful turnaround. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, February 7, 8:07 AM Fred's (FRED) Jan. same-store sales: +28.6. Total sales +31% to $173.6M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, January 3, 11:09 AM Shares of Five Below (FIVE -1%) can't get out of the way out of a selling off of discounters kickstarted when Family Dollar posted disappointing FQ1 results and guidance for FQ2. Also feeling the margin pain is Fred's (FRED -2.5%) and Gordmans Stores (GMAN -0.7%) - while even Wal-Mart (WMT -1.2%) appears to be getting pulled into the fray. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, January 3, 8:03 AM More on Fred's (FRED) December sales: The 4.2% decline in sales compares to a more modest 0.4% dip during the same period last year with CEO Bruce Efird blaming a tight consumer. The retailer now expects Q4 EPS to fall in a range of $0.25-$0.31 after it put in a weak holiday season. Looking forward to 2013, Fred's will try to rebound by rolling out a smaller drug and dollar store concept as well as relocating close to 125 stores. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, January 3, 7:51 AM Fred's (FRED) Dec. same-store sales: -4.2%. Total sales -1% to $209.9M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:57 AM Fred's (FRED) Nov same-store sales: +0.8%. Total sales -1% to $150.4M. (PR) Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 8:07 AM Fred's Inc. (FRED) declares $0.19/share dividend. For shareholders of record Dec. 3. Payable Dec. 17. Ex-div Nov. 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 7:47 AM Fred's (FRED): Q3 EPS of $0.18 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $450.6M (+1% Y/Y) misses by $1M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 11:26 AM September retail winners and losers: With J.C. Penney and Sears Holdings bleeding customers it was Gap (GPS), Limited Brands (LTD -0.1%), and TJX Companies (TJX +0.9%) showing positive trends and possibly picking up some shopping refugees from the embattled department store chains. Target (TGT +0.8%) and Costco (COST +0.9%) only held serve for the month, while Kohl's (KSS -1.8%) appears to have misfired with its strategies. Alarming results continue at Wet Seal (WTSLA -0.6%) and Fred's (FRED +0.3%). (Retail sales roundup) Comment! [Consumer]

Randy Lacen
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What websites does everyone use for economic information? I like the FRED website, and BLS. Any other suggestions?
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Barrons: Wedbush Securities is maintaining its underperform rating on Fred's (FRED) while rising its price target to $13 from $12.
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Fred's $FRED reported comparable store sales were flat for September 2010 versus a 3.3% increase last year.
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Top Bulls $VSAT,$SMOD,$FINL,$NETL,$AXLL,$TIBX,$APL,$SNY,$FRED,$RSH...more http://pea.to/0N
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