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Chapter 4, Problem 10DQ
Recent fiscal years for several well-known companies are as follows:
Company | Fiscal Year Ending |
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. | January 27 |
L Brands, Inc. | January 27 |
Sears Holdings Corporation | January 27 |
Target Corporation | January 27 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | January 28 |
Tiffany & Co. | January 30 |
What general characteristic shared by these companies explains why they do not have fiscal years ending December 31?
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