Retailers Hopeful to Meet Sales Goals
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After struggling through a disappointing holiday season, retailers were heartened by a surge in business last week, and a busy shopping day after Christmas, creating more hope that they would meet their modest sales goals.
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September sales and sales for the fiscal year to date reported by leading retailers.
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That&#39;s the early forecast from the National Retail Federation, which sees sales escalating at a &quot;moderate&quot; 4.5 percent clip over last year&#39;s robust results.
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The November sales results for a few retailers raise some questions.
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Consumers are breaking out their wallets on the brink of what should be a robust holiday shopping season, several reports suggested yesterday.
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Learn how to tell which retailers are performing well and which ones have some work to do.
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Fueled by Web searches for iPods, Elmos, gift cards and video game consoles, online retailers are expecting sales to increase by about 20 percent this year.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Limited Brands meets same-store sales growth expectations for June.
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The holiday shopping season is off to a running start, according to surveys released this weekend, though it was still unclear how that will impact retailers' profits.
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Although sales figures for the holiday shopping season are not yet available, analysts expect electronics to be among the best-selling categories.
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Jewelers like Tiffany & Co ,  Zale Corp  and Finlay Enterprises  are set to  release holiday sales data later this week -- and analysts are  expecting less-than-sparkling results.
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Retailing titan expects same-store sales to increase by 2% to 4% in November, heading into holidays. CHICAGO  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Retailers are still mulling the results from the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. But the outlook is still murky
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The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation's retailers reported an improvement in sales in October. Discounters, however, had another month of lackluster results as their customers cut back their spending again.
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Discount retailer meets expectations, forecasts 19% earnings gain next quarter.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, many hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.