Beware: Heavy store traffic doesn't mean huge sales
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Consumers packed malls and store parking lots over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, leading many to expect this year's holiday sales figures could blow away expectations and lift retail stocks.
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Auto-industry inventory numbers do not look terrible, but what if there is a storm coming?
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Retail chains from discounters like Kmart to department stores like Sears are under renewed scrutiny, not so much for what they sell as for the ground they stand on.
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With less than two weeks until Christmas, consumers don&#39;t seem to be in a big rush to finish their holiday shopping, evidence from two groups that track sales confirmed on Tuesday.
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Direct sales aren't working the same magic they once did for the PC maker. Can it now cash in at retail?
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Same-store sales for the month come in short of the company's forecast.
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The back-to-school shopping season was not a disaster, but the respectable, if lackluster performance of retailers may have been driven by discounts that obscure troubles ahead.
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Slow sales hit a margin-boosting afterburner.
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Is today's big retail news a surprise? Only for those who weren't paying attention.
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This season&#39;s dismal holiday-sales numbers may be hiding strong results from online operations, home improvement, consumer electronics and luxury stores that can offset the nation&#39;s mall malaise.
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Don't fall for overly high yields.
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The November sales results for a few retailers raise some questions.
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Faced with lagging sales and a plummeting stock, the computer maker tries a new tack: retail stores
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The retailer posts modest gains in total sales and comps.
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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.
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Sales dipped 0.4 percent last month, and consumers may pull back more.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.