Federated November same-store sales up 8.5 pct
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Federated Department Stores Inc. , parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, on Thursday reported a stronger-than-expected gain in November sales at stores open at least one fiscal year and raised its same-store sales forecast for December.
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Sales at retailers posted a much  stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent rise in November, government  data showed on Thursday, as holiday shoppers coped with high  energy costs and the fallout from a housing slump.
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Federated Department Stores posted a 5 percent increase in quarterly profit yesterday and said it would change its corporate name to the Macyâs Group.
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Target Corp.  said on Thursday that November sales rose 5.9 percent at stores open at least a year, helped by strong demand for electronics, health-care products and baby clothes.
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US retail sales in November were up 0.1 per cent from the previous month, slightly higher than expected. Sales were 7.2 per cent up on the same month last year, according to advance estimates
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, estimated November sales at US stores open at least a year rose about 0.7 percent, less than forecast, as higher gasoline prices and
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U.S. sales of video-game hardware  and software jumped more than 50 percent in November, driven by  record purchases of Nintendo Co Ltd's  Wii console and  several new blockbuster games, industry data showed on  Thursday.
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Stock arrows point higher as retail sales Friday total more than $8 billion. But Wal-Mart&#39;s November sales stumble. After listless holiday trading last week, buyers are back in force this morning.
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Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. on Thursday said comparable domestic store revenue rose 2.8 percent in November, surpassing analysts&#39; expectations for a decline of 0.3 percent.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, after he  government said retail sales in November were better than  expected, a sign of economic strength.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers battered by a multitude of economic woes came roaring back in November, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in four months.
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US producer prices - a measure of wholesale inflation - rose by a faster than expected 0.5% in November, seasonally adjusted Labor Department figures showed this afternoon.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, as increased customer traffic at discount and department stores continues to drive sales, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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The retailer reports another quarter of double-digit sales growth.
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In the latest snapshot of the holiday shopping season, the government reported today that retail sales increased 0.1 percent in November, a better performance than Wall Street had been expecting.
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Costco Wholesale Corp. reported a 5 percent increase in November sales at stores open at least a year.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, a report said on Tuesday.