Retailers report weak January results
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The nation's retailers delivered more evidence of a stumbling economy Thursday, as merchants including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported weak January results, extending a malaise that has deepened since the holiday shopping season.
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US retail sales barely rise in January, figures show, as consumers pause for breath after a hectic end to 2006.
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Sales of new U.S. homes fell 16.6  percent in January and prices were little changed as the number  of new homes on the market decreased slightly, according to a  government report on Wednesday showing some weakness in the  unsteady housing sector.
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose  0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new  cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on  Wednesday.
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January retail sales were unexpectedly flat as motor vehicle, gasoline and electronics sales fell sharply in the post-holiday season after a December that was stronger than originally indicated, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
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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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WASHINGTON -- Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in auto purchases, slowed in January to the weakest performance in three months.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below expectations.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January &#151; the weakest showing in five months &#151; as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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U.S. retailers on Thursday reported  weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest  monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut  into back-to-school spending.
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U.S. retailers on Thursday delivered  mixed sales results for December, the year's key shopping  month, with upscale stores faring well but many others slashing  prices, squeezing profits.
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Retailers say they're having trouble meeting this year's Christmas forecasts. Not online, though.
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Retail sales posted a surprising rebound in January following a dismal December, although much of the strength reflected rising gasoline prices. Economists saw the increase as a temporary blip rather than a sustained recovery.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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In spite of a burst of Friday spending, the holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start, forcing retailers to reassess their strategies for luring buyers. Slow sales reported by three retail sales trackers on Tuesday were blamed on higher fuel costs and an overall lack of confidence in the economy.
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Same-store sales for the month come in short of the company's forecast.