Beware: Heavy store traffic doesn't mean huge sales
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Consumers packed malls and store  parking lots over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend,  leading many to expect this year's holiday sales figures could  blow away expectations and lift retail stocks.
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From discounters to upmarket department stores, many US retailers have reported lacklustre sales for September. Although the hurricanes which battered much of the east coast of the US during the month were
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Circuit City's sales predicament is worrisome -- when will it recover?
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Investors may have overreacted to the retailer's upbeat December same-store sales.
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Inflated prices or calorie counts? Deflated retailers or air-pumped sneakers?
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Business & money: Bargain-chasing shoppers force stores into heavy price discounting after slowest Christmas sales growth in three years
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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.
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It's on track to meet sales targets, but profits might not keep pace.
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If you didn&#39;t do much holiday shopping last month, it looks like you have plenty of company. Analysts say November chain store sales numbers coming in today are generally disappointing.
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With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday, retailers reported more modest crowds than in the past at annual discount sales. But they expect to do brisk business this week, as many Canadians will not return to work until the new year.
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Rising sales and net income isn't always what it seems, especially when there's a big, fat inventory hairball in the way.
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Investor's Business Daily - Brisk buying of video games and DVDs gave online retailers a leg up this holiday. But while they didn't end up with the lump of coal that offline stores got, their sales growth likely fell short of last year.
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Sold-out Christmas tree lots and  packed parking garages at malls during peak hours at first  glance may suggest a merrier Christmas for retailers, but they  are actually signs the holiday season may be a mixed one for  U.S. retailers, analysts said.
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The Motley Fool - Some people might not have been expecting the best out of booksellers like Borders (NYSE: BGP - News). After all, it's not too hard to remember the fall -- with its warning that not only blamed hurricanes for sluggish customer traffic but also took a puzzling turn by placing blame on the impending presidential election. Yesterday, though, the bookseller turned the page to give a better quarterly view.
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In spite of a burst of Friday spending, the holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start, forcing retailers to reassess their strategies for luring buyers. Slow sales reported by three retail sales trackers on Tuesday were blamed on higher fuel costs and an overall lack of confidence in the economy.
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The back-to-school shopping season was not a disaster, but the respectable, if lackluster performance of retailers may have been driven by discounts that obscure troubles ahead.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.