UK retailers predict tough times
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UK clothing retailers Next and French Connection warn of tough times ahead on the High Street.
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There will be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their earnings. The third quarter was rough for retailers, with
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Sorting the leaders from the laggards in the land of retail.
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Experts predict there will be a record number of retailer bankruptcies in the coming months, due to rising costs and some of the weakest consumer spending in years.
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Or can the home-improvement retailer remain sturdy despite the downturn?
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Music and books retailer HMV warns that "difficult" market conditions will squeeze profits.
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The deep-discount retail chain is feeling the effects of cautious spending.
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Shoppers expecting big, across-the-board price cuts in the run-up to Christmas may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
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Warnings of a poor Christmas for High Street retailers in the UK are unduly pessimistic, according to accountants Deloitte &Touche.
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Record sales discounts are predicted on the High Street as retailers try to recoup low Christmas profits.
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British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths  said trading over the key Christmas period had been "very challenging" but it expected its retail business to return to profitability this year.
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NEW YORK - Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season, if the labor market contracts further and chokes off spending, economic data showed yesterday.
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Tough times help us separate the great retailers from the also-ran wannabes.
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Business & money: Retail chain warns that consumer spending will decline over the next six months
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7 -- The nation's retailers delivered more evidence of a stumbling economy Thursday, as merchants reported their weakest January performance in nearly four decades.
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Business & money: After a gloomy Christmas, retailers are pessimistic as debt-laden customers face reality
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The women's fashion retailer warns of lower earnings and sales.