2008 retail sales seen up, slowest rise in 6 years
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U.S. retail sales in 2008 are forecast to rise at their slowest pace in six years as consumers battle higher energy costs, fallout from the housing slump and sluggish employment and income growth, the National Retail Federation forecast on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- 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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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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Retail sales over the Internet rose 4.7 percent in the third quarter and gained 21.5 percent compared with the same period last year as consumers continued to turn to e-commerce for shopping, a government report showed Friday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, estimated November sales at US stores open at least a year rose about 0.7 percent, less than its forecast, as the company scaled back
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it expected sales at its US stores open at least a year to be in the middle of a previously forecast rise of between
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Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy and high gasoline prices to storm the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales in November. Wholesale prices shot up by the largest amount in 34 years, which could be a harbinger of higher prices to come for shoppers.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least one year, down from a forecast of 2 percent to 4 percent a week ago.
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Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co  said on Friday that sales at stores open at least 14  months rose 1.5 percent in December and affirmed its fiscal  2008 earnings outlook.
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Pending home sales dipped in November, a trade group for real estate agents said, but the association expects sales to pick up in the second half of 2008.
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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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Retail sales edged up in August but they posted the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales were stripped out as consumer spending softened, a government report on Friday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.
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According to official data from National Statistics, retail sales rose 0.6 pct in August from July for a 6.5 pct annual increase. The figures were well above expectations of a 0.2 pct decline and a 5.8 pct gain respectively.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N 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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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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Retail sales rose a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in February despite firm  automotive sales as building materials and general merchandise  sales slumped, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.