UK Shop Sales Fell in Nov. for First Time This Year
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UK same-store sales posted an annual decline in November for the first time in almost a year after five interest rate increases and a drop in house prices weakened consumer spending, the British Retail Consortium said.
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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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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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British retail sales bounced back in November, as Christmas shoppers kept the tills ringing in the crucial festive trading period.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.3 percent in November as unusually warm weather hurt sales of winter clothing.
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The number of first-time buyers in Scotland falls to a 20-year low this year, according to new figures.
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Ford Motor Co.'s  retail sales  of cars and light trucks fell 7 percent in November from a year  earlier, the automaker's sales manager said on Friday.
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British retail sales have risen at a slower pace in November compared with the previous month.
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LONDON  - A sharp drop in spending by U.S. tourists contributed to one of the worst Christmas sales periods for London's retailers, an industry body said Monday.
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Britain's trade in goods deficit fell to 4.6 billion pounds (6.58 billion euros, 8.61 billion dollars) in November from a downwardly revised 5.0 billion in October.
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The number of new mortgages being approved for home buying fell again in November.
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Next week, Wal-Mart is expected to announce, based on its own estimates, that sales for November fell for the first time in a decade.
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Pier 1 Imports Inc.  on Thursday  said November sales had fallen 15.3 percent at its stores open  at least a year, more sharply than expected, as aggressive  advertising and discounts failed to attract more shoppers.
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The nation&#39;s retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, today reporting sluggish November sales as a much-hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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Retail sales unexpectedly fall in December as consumers rein in their Christmas spending.
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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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Steep discounts, combined with warm and wet weather, led to a less-than-stellar November sales for many chains, despite heavy shopper turnout for the kick-off of the holiday season, retailers said on Thursday.