Chain store sales rise in latest week
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U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  third week of May with strength in household staples, but  rising gasoline prices and interest rates are expected to lower  sales in the second quarter, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales posted slight  gains in first week of September, supported by strong results  at discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  second week of November, as shoppers sought to get a head start  on the holiday shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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The sales numbers are encouraging as this outdoors retailer expands.
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Chain store retail sales slowed in the  latest week, with discount stores seeing sales soften a bit, a  report said on Tuesday.
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Retail sales during the important Thanksgiving weekend showed some strength, with sales measures released Monday reflecting year-over-year growth.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, due to a late pre-Christmas surge in spending, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  first week of January, as larger than average purchases were  the reason for this weeks growth, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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Near-record crowds turned out for the holiday shopping seasonâs Thanksgiving weekend kickoff, bringing with them unexpectedly robust sales gains to many malls and retail chains across the country.
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Wholesale prices and retail sales jumped in November and jobless claims fell last week.
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U.S. chain store sales fell for the third consecutive week, as on-line shopping and gift cards continue to cut into weekly sales figures, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, due to a late pre-Christmas surge in spending,  a report said on Tuesday.
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Sales at retailers rose more in September than analysts estimated because of lower gas prices.
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The retailer reports another quarter of double-digit sales growth.
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The news was good for many retailers over the holiday weekend as enthusiastic consumers took to stores in droves on Black Friday and bought at a higher rate than last year.
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U.S. chain store sales rose for the fifth consecutive week, due to shopper appetite for post-holiday clearance sales and redemption of gift-cards, a report said on Tuesday.