Cold weather lifts retailers' sales
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales, as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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WASHINGTON - Shoppers got their buying groove back last month, propelling sales at the nation's retailers by a strong 1.5 percent, the best showing since March. Activity at factories remained subdued, however, with industrial production rising just 0.1 percent...
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Falling temperatures and lower gasoline prices likely lifted U.S. retailers' September sales, boosting hopes for a solid holiday shopping season, analysts said on Tuesday.
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(CBS/AP) Shoppers braved chilly temperatures to be among the first inside retail stores and shopping malls on Friday, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Thursday after retailers reported a mixed bag of December  sales, while weekly jobless data caused some concern.
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November sales data raised retailers&#39; spirits Monday, as the government reported better results than expected after the holiday season had so far been viewed with some disappointment.
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Retail sales rose a sluggish 0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather, and late mortgage payments and home foreclosures rose at the end of last year, according to reports that raised concerns about the economic outlook.
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U.S. retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Federated Department Stores  reported weak February sales on Thursday, saying the month's cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
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U.S. retailers' sales rose 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower end of expectations, helped by a late-season spending surge on some items, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S.  retailers' January sales as consumers snapped up cold weather  clothes that were left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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Retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Federated Department Stores  reported weak February sales on Thursday, saying the month's cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
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US retail chains reported May sales gains as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.
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The coldest February since 1979 caused U.S. retailers' sales to grow at the slowest pace in three months as consumers delayed buying spring merchandise.
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Retailers reported weak February sales, saying the monthâs cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
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U.S. retailers reported largely  disappointing February sales results on Thursday, as cold  temperatures and stormy weather hampered sales of spring  merchandise.
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Sales at retailers rose 0.3 percent in January, which was an unexpected pickup that partly reflected stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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Consumers lured by clearance sales and a fresh assortment of spring clothes gave many of the nation's retailers solid sales in January and hopes for even stronger business in the months ahead. Late-month snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast depressed results for some merchants, but didn't hurt the industry's overall performance.