Retailers: Holiday sales starting strong
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NEW YORK -- Retailers got what they wanted over the Thanksgiving weekend -- a strong start to the 2006 holiday shopping season.
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Americans spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year ago, according to figures released on Saturday, but retailers&#39; hopes for the key season
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U.S. specialty apparel retailers saw sales rise 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower-end of expectations, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
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Retail sales bounced back in November, as Christmas shoppers kept the tills ringing in the crucial festive trading period.
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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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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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US retailers holiday gift-card sales may have risen to more than $20 billion, topping forecasts and boosting after-Christmas shopping at stores after a lackluster holiday season.
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High Street retailers launch a series of sales and special offers to lure stay-at-home consumers into some early Christmas shopping.
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Shoppers, encouraged by cooler temperatures and easing gasoline prices, went on a shopping spree in September, resulting in better-than-expected gains for many merchants and lifting the industry's spirits in advance of the holiday season.
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A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
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The news was good for many retailers over the holiday weekend as enthusiastic consumers took to stores in droves on Black Friday and bought at a higher rate than last year.
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Bargain shoppers, many of them braving chilly temperatures, woke up before dawn to head for the nation&#39;s malls and stores Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season, hoping to take advantage of early bird specials on a range of items
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose a  bit in the latest week due to post-Christmas shopping, a report  said on Tuesday.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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British retail sales rose much more than expected in November, driven by strength across nearly all categories running into the key Christmas holiday shopping season.
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Online retailers had a better-than-expected start to the holiday season, according to one Internet research firm that tracks online sales.
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Sales at US retailers surged in the final days before Christmas, making up for weaker sales earlier in December and keeping stores on course for a gain of as much as 3 percent during the holidays.