Holiday sales growth about half of last year: report
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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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Americans spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year ago, according to figures released on Saturday, but retailers&#39; hopes for the key season
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Tiffany & Co. Inc. TIF.N on Friday  said its holiday sales jumped 12 percent from the prior year,  putting the luxury jeweler on course to meet its near-term  profit targets even after posting a lackluster performance in  Japan.
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U.S. retailers are starting their   holiday Internet marketing campaigns earlier this year, rolling   out promotions as much as two months before Christmas,   according to a study to be released on Wednesday.
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Retail sales during the important Thanksgiving weekend showed some strength, with sales measures released Monday reflecting year-over-year growth.
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U.S. consumers cheered up in early December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
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Merchants are describing this year's holiday-season sales as a roller-coaster ride. That could hardly be said about the full-year sales experience. At least a roller coaster offers the contrast of intermittent highs and lows.
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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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With less than two weeks until Christmas, consumers don&#39;t seem to be in a big rush to finish their holiday shopping, evidence from two groups that track sales confirmed on Tuesday.
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US retail sales in November were up 0.1 per cent from the previous month, slightly higher than expected. Sales were 7.2 per cent up on the same month last year, according to advance estimates
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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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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  second week of October compared with last year, as seasonal  shopping drove sales during the second week of the month, a  report said on Tuesday.
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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 since 1999. The increase pushed total spending for the month to a seasonally adjusted $349.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.
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Holiday sales are expected to rise,  though at a slower rate than last year as consumers fret about  the declining housing market, according to a National Retail  Federation economic forecast on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose a  bit in the latest week due to post-Christmas shopping, a report  said on Tuesday.
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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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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.