The Bon-Ton Stores Shares Recover From Pre-market Lows

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

recovers drastically from its 6 percent tumble in pre-market trading following the company's disappointing second quarter

. Shares took off by 12.71 percent Thursday as the department store operator announced comparable store sales in the quarter increased 1.6 percent and total sales rising by 1.1 percent to $563.5 million in the second-quarter from Q2 2013.