Retail sales edged up modestly in February
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U.S. retail sales outside the auto sector firmed in February, but were restrained by the housing slump and rising gasoline prices, according to a report published Monday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world's largest retailer, on Thursday reported a  lower-than-expected 0.9 percent rise in February sales at its  U.S. stores open at least a year.
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U.S. retail sales rose by 0.2  percent in October, the Commerce Department said on Friday,  matching expectations after a sharp drop in auto sales was  offset by solid growth in other areas.
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The nation's retailers had a slow start to the spring season as unseasonably cold weather in February chilled demand for lightweight apparel and left merchants with disappointing sales. The slowing economy, particularly the weakening housing market, could challenge shoppers in the months ahead.
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General Motors Corp.  posted an unexpected rise in February sales on Thursday, bucking a slump that pulled monthly U.S. auto sales lower for its struggling Detroit-based rivals, while Japan's Toyota made further market inroads.
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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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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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Retail sales posted a modest gain, despite a drop in consumer confidence spurred by the housing downturn and turbulence in the financial market.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Thursday said it expects February sales at its U.S. stores open  at least a year to be up between 1 percent and 2 percent.
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Retailers reported a modest gain in May sales yesterday, easing some analysts' concerns about consumer spending after April's drop.
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Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
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The U.S. economy should expand modestly in coming months, a gauge of future business activity showed Thursday, indicating consumers and businesses may be shrugging off the weak housing market.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday said it expects February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year to be up between 1 percent and 2 percent.
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A gauge of future economic activity rose modestly in January, an industry-backed trade group said Wednesday, suggesting the U.S. economy will continue to post modest gains in the coming months.
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US retail sales in November were up 0.1 per cent from the previous month, slightly higher than expected. Sales were 7.2 per cent up on the same month last year, according to advance estimates
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WASHINGTON -- Sales at the nation's retailers edged up by 0.1 percent in February as bad winter weather in many parts of the country kept shoppers away from the malls.