Covington, KY - The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Designs Direct has recalled Living Traditions 21-inch Rooster Lamps for fire and shock hazards posed to consumers.

Designs Direct of Covington, Ky., has recalled about 2000 of its Living Traditions rooster lamps, because the electrical cord can fray near the base of the lamp, posing a fire or shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported today.

AP DETAILS: Living Traditions 21-inch Rooster Lamps imported by Designs Direct, of Covington, Ky.; sold exclusively at Fred's Inc. stores nationwide between October and November 2011.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

11:20 AM New York - January retail sales were uneven across the 22 chains reporting monthly sales. Sales at Limited, Costco and Saks exceeded the industry average and apparel chain stores were weaker than expected on warmer weather.

Fred's (NASDAQ: FRED)'s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by Morgan Keegan in a research note issued on Thursday.

(AP) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Discount store operator Fred's Inc. said Thursday that revenue at stores open at least a year fell by 0.8 percent in January, as its customers continued to struggle in the midst of a weak job market.

COMPANY SYMBOL SAME-STORE FIRST CALL EST. Bon-Ton BONT (3.5%) N/A Buckle BKE 7.4% 7.3% Cato Corp. CATO (6%) N/A Costco COST 8% ab 5.4% Dillard's DDS 0% c. 2% Duckwall-Alco DUCK a. (1.1%) N/A Fred's Inc. FRED (0.8%) 1.1% Gap Inc. GPS (4%) (4.9%) Kohl's ...

Retailers are reporting mixed sales results for January in a sign that American shoppers are continuing to be cautious about when and where they spend their money in the shaky economy.