Store traffic falls in week before Christmas
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Economic pressures and online deals  might have led consumers to sharply limit their trips to  retailers in the week leading up to Christmas, data tracker  ShopperTrak RCT said on Thursday.
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The High Street is hoping for a busy weekend amid disappointing Christmas sales so far.
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With four days left before Christmas, retailers are still waiting for a holiday shopping blitz -- and beginning to worry they won't hit sales projections for the season.
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Bargain hunters got a sluggish start but finally hit the slushy streets yesterday, alongside snow plows and sand trucks, to give retail sales an extra bump this holiday season.
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With just two weeks to go until Christmas the nation's retailers should be getting worried that consumers have been slow to rev up the pace of their holiday shopping, industry experts said Monday.
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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.
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NEW YORK -- The start of the holiday season was respectable but unimpressive for many of the nation's retailers, with consumers jamming stores and malls on Friday and pulling back as the weekend wore on.
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Retailers are trying to nudge procrastinators into stores with reminders that it's the last full weekend for Christmas shopping. Only 46% of shoppers say they've finished buying gifts, vs. 52% this time last year, when there were severe snowstorms in many parts of the nation.
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UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year but there was a seasonal rush, retailers say.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the  No. 2 U.S. electronics retailer, on Wednesday reported a 5.8  percent drop in December sales at stores open at least a year  as customer traffic fell below last year's levels.
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Last-minute shoppers may have helped retailers save a holiday shopping season that got off to a sluggish start, pouring into stores the week before Christmas and continuing their buying frenzy the day after the holiday.
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The last minute will be a crucial one for U.S. retailers looking to make holiday sales as data released on Tuesday, one week before Christmas, show that consumers continue to procrastinate and that last week's wicked weather stymied holiday shopping.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week although much of the improvement reflected unusual factors related to the Christmas holiday.
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Boxing Day figures reveal poor sales, but bargain hunters are expected to turn out in force for post-Christmas shopping
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It&#39;s the last weekend before Christmas and for many shoppers it&#39;s the last chance to buy gifts. But if you&#39;re still putting off that trip to the mall you&#39;re not alone.
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With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation's malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.
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Motorists have been warned to expect severe delays Friday as more than 18 million people are expected to drive to their Christmas destinations.