US Retailers&#39; Holiday Sales Rise; Wal-Mart Lags Behind
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US retailers&#39; credit card sales rose more than 6 percent during the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. Same-store sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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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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Sales at retailers posted a much  stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent rise in November, government  data showed on Thursday, as holiday shoppers coped with high  energy costs and the fallout from a housing slump.
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US shoppers are starting to get into the holiday spirit, with indices on Tuesday showing sales picking up with only 10 shopping days until Christmas.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Thursday reported a 2.4 percent rise in December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, beating Wall Street expectations, as customers flocked to its stores for cheap groceries.
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U.S. retail sales jumped a  larger-than-expected 1.2 percent in December as lower gas  prices left shoppers with more cash to spend, while cheaper oil  also pulled down import prices more than anticipated,  government reports showed on Thursday.
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US retail sales increased by 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday, slightly stronger than expectations, while the previous month was revised sharply higher.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year as sales of general merchandise and winter items improved in the latest week.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week as a holiday weekend gave Americans more time to shop, a report said on Tuesday.
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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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Stock arrows point higher as retail sales Friday total more than $8 billion. But Wal-Mart&#39;s November sales stumble. After listless holiday trading last week, buyers are back in force this morning.
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U.S. chain store sales rose for the  fourth consecutive week, but the last-minute Christmas rush was  not enough to make up for many retailers' subpar pre-Christmas  performance, a report said on Tuesday.
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After bolting from the starting gates on Friday, shoppers in the United States may have tripped over the weekend. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving were 11 percent higher than in 2003
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Sales at US retailers surged in the final days before Christmas, making up for weaker sales earlier in December and keeping stores on course for a gain of as much as 3 percent during the holidays.
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U.S. retailers were on track to post  solid -- but not spectacular -- sales this holiday after a  last-minute dash to stores saved Christmas, according to three  retail indices on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of  last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on  Tuesday.