May 16- J.C. Penney Co Inc Chief Executive Myron Ullman told Wall Street on Thursday that the department store chain is emerging from what he called an abyss but warned he needs time to fix the issues of the retailer.
Kohl's Corp. rose $2.35 or 4.7 percent, to $52.03. Macy's Inc. fell$. 69 or 1.4 percent, to $47.88. Nordstrom fell$. 31 or. 5 percent, to $61.13.
Kohl's Corp. rose $2.11 or 4.2 percent, to $51.79. Macy's Inc. fell$. 59 or 1.2 percent, to $47.98. Nordstrom rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $61.51.
Kohl's Corp. rose $2.59 or 5.2 percent, to $52.27. Macy's Inc. fell$. 26 or. 5 percent, to $48.31. J.C. Penney Co. fell$. 26 or 1.4 percent, to $18.71.
U.S. stock index futures were flat Thursday as investors digested a handful of weaker-than-expected economic data against upbeat earnings report from Cisco.
Kohl's Corp. rose$. 49 or 1.0 percent, to $49.68. Macy's Inc. rose $1.18 or 2.5 percent, to $48.57. Nordstrom rose$. 20 or. 3 percent, to $61.44.
Kohl's Corp. rose$. 43 or. 9 percent, to $49.62. Macy's Inc. rose $1.26 or 2.7 percent, to $48.65. Nordstrom rose$. 33 or. 5 percent, to $61.57.
May 15- Macy's Inc reported higher first-quarter profit and sales on Wednesday as it won market share from rival department stores. The retailer, which operates the Macy's and high-end Bloomingdale's chains, said comparable sales rose 3.8 percent in the quarter, a slightly below Wall Street expectations.