Cold Puts Chill on Retail Sales
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The coldest February since 1979 caused U.S. retailers' sales to grow at the slowest pace in three months as consumers delayed buying spring merchandise.
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U.S. retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Federated Department Stores  reported weak February sales on Thursday, saying the month's cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
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Following a lukewarm shopping weekend, the nation's stores are now focusing their attention on the final week leading to Christmas, as consumers seem to be postponing more of their buying to the last minute compared to a year ago.
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U.S. shoppers have kept a tight grip on their wallets this holiday season with indices on Tuesday showing sluggish sales in the second week of the  season.
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Major U.S. retailers reported tepid  November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but  high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job  market kept buying in check.
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U.S. retailers were hopeful on Monday  that a dusting of snow on the East Coast would put consumers in  the Christmas shopping mood after what has so far been a ho-hum  holiday sales season.
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A leading retail trade group predicted yesterday that holiday sales growth will lag behind last year's in an early forecast that set a tepid tone for the most important shopping season of the year.
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Many U.S. retailers are expected to  report disappointing December sales later this week, hurt by  everything from the challenging economy to unfavorable weather  to the calendar, which shifted more holiday sales to November.
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U.S. shoppers have kept a tight grip  on their wallets this holiday season with indices on Tuesday  showing sluggish sales in the second week of the season.
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S.  retailers' January sales as consumers snapped up cold weather  clothes that were left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales, as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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Consumers lured by clearance sales and a fresh assortment of spring clothes gave many of the nation's retailers solid sales in January and hopes for even stronger business in the months ahead. Late-month snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast depressed results for some merchants, but didn't hurt the industry's overall performance.
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With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday, retailers reported more modest crowds than in the past at annual discount sales. But they expect to do brisk business this week, as many Canadians will not return to work until the new year.
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Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes that were left on the shelves from the holiday season.
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Sales at the nation's retailers barely budged in February as bad winter weather kept already cautious shoppers away from the malls.
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Sales stall as a tough April affects another retailer.
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Retailers reported weak February sales, saying the monthâs cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.