Retailers not happy as shoppers grow cautious
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The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover.
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Business & money: After a gloomy Christmas, retailers are pessimistic as debt-laden customers face reality
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NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nationâs retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.
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The outlook for consumer spending became cloudier Tuesday, after some of the nation's leading retailers reported mixed results for the second quarter.
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Shoppers expecting big, across-the-board price cuts in the run-up to Christmas may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
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Home furnishings retailer lowers expectations.
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With just two weeks to go until Christmas the nation's retailers should be getting worried that consumers have been slow to rev up the pace of their holiday shopping, industry experts said Monday.
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Returns cost retailers big bucks when customers' expectations don't match products' reality.
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Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Last minute release-date changes for  three superstar albums have made nervous retailers even more  anxious about their prospects during the holiday season.
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The specialty retailer's uncertainty about the fourth quarter is unsettling.
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Consumers, after a big spending spree in September, grew more cautious last month, with retail sales edging up just 0.2 percent, the government reported Friday.
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The nation's consumers, uninspired by this season's fashions and rattled by high gas prices and the weakening home market, shopped gingerly last month, extending the misery of retailers who have struggled with a spending slowdown since February.
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In spite of a burst of Friday spending, the holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start, forcing retailers to reassess their strategies for luring buyers. Slow sales reported by three retail sales trackers on Tuesday were blamed on higher fuel costs and an overall lack of confidence in the economy.
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Christmas can&#39;t come soon enough for the nation&#39;s retailers, but this year, it also might not come strong enough. High energy costs, rising interest rates, and consumer unease about threats
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Investors may frown as a sluggish holiday season has retailers slashing prices.
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Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations.