Grocers say shoppers resilient despite gas prices
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Consumers may be making less shopping   trips in the face of higher gasoline prices, but when they get   to the store they're spending more, as they load up their carts   each time they shop, industry executives said this week.
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Falling gasoline prices helped ease American shoppers' worries in September, sending a gauge of consumer sentiment higher than analysts expected.
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There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank &#151; or opening a utility bill, for that matter &#151; to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.
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Last-minute shoppers gave the nation's retailers a generally solid holiday season, with some apparel retailers and discounters enjoying particularly robust sales.
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Its convenience stores have the gas-and-food recipe for success.
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U.S. retail sales rose modestly as expected last month, but the underlying message from the consumer was strong at the start of the fourth quarter after record oil prices failed to deter shoppers.
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Retailers who feared they would end up with coal in their Christmas stocking are feeling a little more jolly. They benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, according to two groups that track consumer spending.
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Consumers continued to spend at a  stronger-than-expected pace in August as lower gasoline prices  helped spur spending in other areas, pushing up retail sales by  an unexpected 0.2 percent, a government report showed on  Thursday.
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U.S. consumer spending slipped in August but falling gasoline prices elevated shoppers' moods by September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well, according to reports on Friday that suggested the economy was still motoring along.
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The holidays may be over, but the shopping hasn't stopped.
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Grocery shoppers probably have noticed that food and beverage prices are higher in general this year and up sharply for some products. You can blame corn.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy headed into the summer with strong momentum, propelled by a manufacturing rebound and consumers who eagerly went shopping and sightseeing despite high gas prices.
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Consumer confidence snapped back after the election, and retail spending was strong for a second straight month - signs that shoppers, the stalwarts of the economy, are shrugging off high energy prices and moving on.
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Consumers shrugged off higher gasoline prices in July and grew a bit more optimistic about the economy, a private research group said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the latest week, but business continued to fluctuate from the effects of Hurricane Charley and high gasoline prices, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumer spending slipped in   August but falling gasoline prices elevated shoppers' moods by   September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well,   according to reports on Friday that suggested the economy was   still motoring along.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - US retail sales remained strong despite a second straight month of weak auto sales, according to Commerce Department figures released Monday.