November retail sales fall short
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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed yesterday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
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Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - Shoppers showed a small bit of cheer at the cash registers in November, boosting sales at the nationâs retailers by 0.1 percent.
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Retailers are in for a gloomy holiday season, with shoppers weighed down by the weakening housing market and the credit crunch, according to industry forecasts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, slashed its own expectations of November sales on Saturday, saying customer traffic declined toward the end of Thanksgiving Day week, which signals the start of the holiday shopping season.
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The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending, but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekendâs close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers&#39; spending.
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Chain store retail sales continue to  fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a  retail report said on Tuesday.
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The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation's retailers reported an improvement in sales in October. Discounters, however, had another month of lackluster results as their customers cut back their spending again.
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Major U.S. retailers reported modest gains in November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job market kept buying in check.
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From discounters to department stores, the nation&#39;s retailers reported bleak November sales yesterday, raising doubts about holiday sales prospects.
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Many U.S. retailers are expected to  report disappointing December sales later this week, hurt by  everything from the challenging economy to unfavorable weather  to the calendar, which shifted more holiday sales to November.
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Holiday shoppers spent 10 percent more Friday than they did a year ago, according to early reports, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dampened hopes for a strong start to the key retail season by slashing its November sales forecast by more than half.
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U.S. retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
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In the latest snapshot of the holiday shopping season, the government reported today that retail sales increased 0.1 percent in November, a better performance than Wall Street had been expecting.
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US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, a better than expected start to the crucial holiday shopping season, seasonally adjusted government figures showed.
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Major U.S. retailers reported modest  gains in November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured  customers, but high energy prices and nagging concerns about a  soggy job market kept buying in check.