• Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) reported inline fiscal second quarter earnings of 48 cents a share as revenues fell 6.2% from a year earlier to $2.15 billion versus Zacks estimates of $2.14 billion. The firm raised its full-year guidance to $1.50 to $1.65 a share from its previous guidance of $1.25 to $1.50 a share
• Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported a second-quarter loss of 30 cents a share, compared with Zacks estimates of a 6 cents loss on inline revenues off 23.3% to $648 million
• Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) reported a second quarter loss of 19 cents, a 7 cents miss, on revenues of $1.02 billion off Zacks estimates of $1.11 billion. The firm said it now expects 2009 EBITDA of $3.05 to $3.25 a share, compared with its prior view of $2.70 to $2.90 a share
• JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) beat estimates of a 1 cent loss, posting breakeven results on inline revenues of $3.94 billion, versus $4.28 billion in the year-ago period. The company said it now expects full-year earnings of 75 cents to 90 cents a share, compared with its prior view of 50 cents to 65 cents a share
