S&P Cuts Bon-Ton Stores Ratings (AP)

Credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Thursday lowered its ratings for department-store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc., due to soft same-store sales and a continued weak U.S. retail environment. Read more..

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