Chain Store Sales Rise in January 15 Week
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the second week of January, as gift-card redemption continued to drive sales, a report said on Wednesday.
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Sales of major store chains rose just 1.7 percent in November from a year ago, said a survey sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), after a year-earlier gain of 3.7 percent.
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose 0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales saw a slight decline of 0.3 percent on a week-over-week basis.  However, on a year-over-year basis, the sales momentum remained strong at 3.5 percent, a report said on Tuesday.
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US retail sales rose 0.3% in January, official figures show, bolstered by sales of new cars and petrol.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  fourth week of July, boosted by some back to school related  buying and summer clearance sales, a report said on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on  Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its  January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing  unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below  expectations.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below expectations.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain stores sales edged up in  the first week of July, helped by sales of food and outdoor  equipment for the Independence Day Holiday, a report said on  Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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US chain store sales rose for the fourth consecutive week, but the last-minute Christmas rush was not enough to make up for many retailers&#39; subpar pre-Christmas performance, a report said on Tuesday.
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Chain store sales rose more than  expected last week mainly due to back-to-school shopping, in a  sign that consumers continue to spend despite a weaker economy,  two reports showed on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, due to a late pre-Christmas surge in spending,  a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales climbed in the  latest week on back-to-school purchases and cooler weather in  the Western U.S., according to a report on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as retail  shares like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a lift from  better-than-expected January retail sales data and news of a  $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit City Stores Inc.  CC.N.
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Consumers lured by clearance sales of winter merchandise gave many of the nation's merchants solid sales in January despite heavy snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast.