Turkey sales 'down by one-third'
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UK turkey sales fell by up to one-third in the aftermath of the bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk, a report says.
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Investors may frown as a sluggish holiday season has retailers slashing prices.
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The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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The Gap had a dismal November sales period.
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Turkey's bid to join the European Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban adultery in his Muslim nation.
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Germany&#39;s fragile recovery slowed in the third quarter as exports slipped, with Europe&#39;s biggest economy growing by just 0.1 percent, according to government figures released Thursday that underlined concerns over high oil prices and the strong euro.
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Germany's hesitant recovery slowed in the third quarter as exports slipped, with the economy growing by just 0.1 percent from the previous three months, according to government figures released Thursday.
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Crucial US holiday sales launched with a flop, retailers reported.
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Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Sales at retailers surprisingly  dropped 0.9 percent in June, the biggest decline in almost two  years, as car and gasoline sales fell, a government report  showed on Friday.
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Retail sales in Britain dipped in December from the previous month, falling in the crucial run-up to Christmas, according to official data published Friday.
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Retail sales in December were unexpectedly weak with the three month figure at its lowest since November 2006.
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Pier 1 Imports Inc.  on Thursday  said November sales had fallen 15.3 percent at its stores open  at least a year, more sharply than expected, as aggressive  advertising and discounts failed to attract more shoppers.
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Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.
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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed yesterday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
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The nationâs retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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New figures reveal a slowdown in the UK economy in the third quarter, attributed to declining industrial production.