Mall Stores See Strong Rise in Holiday Sales
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Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers.
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German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.
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Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace this decade.
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Shoe sales have jumped this holiday season, but they haven't been enough to kick up holiday sales growth overall, according to a MasterCard Advisors survey.
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High Street retailers launch a series of sales and special offers to lure stay-at-home consumers into some early Christmas shopping.
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You can learn a lot from a holiday shopping bellwether.
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Sales on America's busiest shopping day of the year could exceed last year, retail experts believe.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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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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Retail sales rose a strong 1.2 percent in November in a bright sign for the holiday shopping season, but producer prices posted their biggest gain in 34 years, offering a reminder that rising costs are weighing on the economy.
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Bright spots for this shopping season include gift cards and robust sales online and at luxury stores. By Anne D&#39;Innocenzio / Associated Press.
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Shoppers swarmed the nation's malls and stores on Friday, even before the sun rose, to grab early bird deals on hot items like flat-screen TVs and DVD players as the holiday shopping season officially began.
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Sales at British retailers rose a greater-than-expected 0.6 percent in November, led by household goods, clothing and footwear, as stores including Marks &amp; Spencer Group Plc offered discounts to lure holiday shoppers.
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Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on Saturday despite reports of disappointing pre-Christmas sales.
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Children&#039;s Place Retail Stores Inc.   said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a  year rose 18 percent in May, helped by higher customer traffic  at both Children&#039;s Place and Disney stores.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said December sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast as shoppers rushed to stores last week to complete their holiday shopping.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers brushed off rising gasoline prices and slumping home sales to storm the malls in May, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in 16 months.