U.S. retailers holiday sales up 3.6 percent
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U.S. specialty apparel retailers saw sales rise 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower-end of expectations, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Thursday reported a 2.4 percent rise in December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, helped by strong sales of food.
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Chain store retail sales rose in the  latest week, as Super Bowl purchases and a New York State tax  holiday helped drive sales, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Post-holiday discounts and shoppers redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for the last full week of December, according to data released on Wednesday.
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Sales at retailers rose 0.3 percent  in January, which was an unexpected pickup that partly  reflected stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to  a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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Sales at US retailers surged in the final days before Christmas, making up for weaker sales earlier in December and keeping stores on course for a gain of as much as 3 percent during the holidays.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Thursday as higher November sales from retailers including Target Corp. , and Limited Brands Inc.  boded well for the holiday shopping season.
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US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, a better than expected start to the crucial holiday shopping season, seasonally adjusted government figures showed.
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Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
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U.S. chain store sales rose for the fourth consecutive week, but the last-minute Christmas rush was not enough to make up for many retailers' subpar pre-Christmas performance, a report said on Tuesday.
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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.
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US retail sales unexpectedly increased for a third month in November, easing concern that consumers will be tight-fisted this holiday shopping season.
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U.S. retail sales jumped a more-than-expected 1.2 percent in December, the government said on Thursday, as car dealers, furniture stores and on-line retailers reported strong sales.
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November sales data raised retailers&#39; spirits Monday, as the government reported better results than expected after the holiday season had so far been viewed with some disappointment.
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Sales at United States retailers, including JC Penney and Target, got a boost on the first weekend of the US holiday-shopping season as customers bought discounted retail goods.
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The UK's leading supermarket chain sees sales, excluding petrol, rise by 7.6% over the Christmas holiday period.
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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.