H&M sales up in January
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Swedish fashion giant Hennes &amp; Mauritz  reported on Friday a 3 percent rise in sales in stores open more than a year in January, lagging market expectations.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 9.2 percent in January, boosted by better-than-expected cell phone shipments and strong sales of personal computers, digital cameras and music players, an industry group said on Monday.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  retail shares, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales, while an increase in  M&A activity brightened sentiment.
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Stocks rallied for a third session on Wednesday after a surprise gain in January retail sales suggested consumer spending was holding up even as other data has pointed to a recession.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Saturday that preliminary data show sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose approximately 2.5 percent in January.
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Retail sales were up 0.3% in January as shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy.
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Europe&#39;s largest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices
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Hillenbrand Industries Inc. HB.N,  which makes medical equipment and caskets, on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose, capping a year that saw sales helped  by acquisitions.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   said on Saturday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a    year, in line with its previous forecast.
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US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpectedly despite growing economic worries.
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High Street sales saw their strongest growth last month since mid-2006 despite recent rate rises, a report says.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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Retail sales rose more than expected in October and at their sharpest pace in three months, a survey has shown. The Confederation of British Industry said on Tuesday 37 percent of firms
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales, as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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U.S. consumers spent more than expected in January and manufacturing unexpectedly rose in February, according to reports on Thursday that suggested the economy was poised to grow even as inflation remained a risk.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Saturday it still expected a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its previous forecast.
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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.