Outback Steakhouse Dec. Sales Down
563464
Outback Steakhouse Inc.  said on Thursday that sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 18 months fell 0.8 percent in the five weeks ended Dec. 25, weighed down by Christmas being on a Saturday this year.
219552
The sporting-goods retailer is down but not out.
615451
Business & money: BBA figures for December show 37.8% fall from previous year
699438
The largest U.S. closeout retailer reports a drop in same-store sales for August.
51425
The 2007 holiday shopping season is turning out to be the weakest in years after retailers across-the-board reported deep declines in their December sales Thursday.
476929
General Motors Corp  said on  Thursday its U.S vehicle sales fell 5.2 percent in December as  consumer demand softened amid a weak housing market and higher  gas prices.
696932
Shares in Whitbread weakened 3% today after it said slower sales in its pub restaurants and upmarket hotels had offset rising demand for budget lodges.
297745
Women&#39;s clothing retailer Christopher &amp; Banks Corp. said Thursday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, declined 7 percent during the month of December.
137556
By Bloomberg News. An index of Midwest business activity fell for a second consecutive month in December, a sign of slower growth in manufacturing.
289818
Retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.
276860
Business & money: Leading stores forecast shortfall in year's profits after shoppers cut back on festive spending
757451
Outback Steakhouse Inc. said Tuesday it lost about 130 operating days and up to $2 million in revenue because it had to close some restaurants in the South due to Hurricane Charley.
738754
The retailer's same-store sales decline.
758731
Outback Steakhouse reported a slight decline on systemwide comparable-store sales and average unit volumes for the company&#39;s signature concept.
152847
Business & money: December sales fall 0.4% despite discounting, as housing demand also points to deepening slump
68072
Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O on Monday  said sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent in  the November-December period -- an improvement from declines  earlier in the year.
192630
General Motors Corp  said on Thursday its U.S vehicle sales fell 5.2 percent in December as consumer demand softened amid a weak housing market and higher gas prices.