Sears sales up slightly in October; apparel still slumping
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. Hoffman Estates-based Sears, Roebuck and Company has reported a slight increase in October same-store sales today despite continuing weak results in apparel.
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&#39;The ongoing stimulus of lower-than-expected mortgage interest rates was the primary driver of strong home sales in October.&#39;.
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Shoppers picked up their pace in October after two lackluster months, brightening retailers' prospects for a good holiday season.
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Retailer Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter earnings grew 20 percent on one-time gains while U.S store sales dropped.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  fifth week of September, with stores indicating that business  picked up toward the end of the week as temperatures in parts  of the country turned cooler, a report said on Tuesday.
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Consumers shrugged off higher gasoline prices and weaker economic conditions to lift new car and truck sales up 2.2 percent in October.
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U.S. incomes and spending rose in October, providing the means for consumers to keep spending as the holiday shopping season approached, while core consumer prices rose modestly, the government reported on Thursday.
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Orders for long-lasting US goods slipped unexpectedly in October, but new home sales rose, consumer sentiment brightened a bit this month and claims for jobless aid fell, a mixed bag of reports showed on Wednesday.
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Cooler weather drove U.S. shoppers  into stores in October, with top retailers reporting their  biggest rise in sales in months, but whether this points to a  strong holiday season remains an open question.
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September new home sales rose slightly yet remained near decade lows, while orders for durable goods declined, presenting a mixed economic picture ahead of next weekâs Fed meeting.
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Drugstore chain CVS Corp. CVS.N on  Tuesday said October sales at stores open at least a year rose  5.4 percent on higher demand for prescriptions and other  merchandise at its CVS stores.
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U.S. 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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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in October for the 17th consecutive month, albeit at a slower rate than in September, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Monday.
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Inventories at United States wholesalers piled up at a faster pace in October as sales posted their first back-to-back declines in more than three years.
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Sears reported a 27 percent increase in earnings and Kohlâs said earnings rose 29.3 percent on strong sales of its exclusive brands.
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WASHINGTON : US manufacturing activity expanded for the 17th straight month in October, albeit at a slower pace, but energy prices squeezed profits, a survey showed.
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Drugstore chain CVS Corp.  on Tuesday said October sales at stores open at least a year rose 5.4 percent on higher demand for prescriptions and other merchandise at its CVS stores.