BJ's Wholesale August sales up
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No. 3 U.S. warehouse club operator BJ's Wholesale Club Inc  said on Wednesday that its August sales at its clubs open at least a year rose 1.4 percent, meeting analysts' expectations.
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UK retail sales rose by 0.3% in August, official figures show, taking the annual rate of growth to 4.3%.
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Semiconductor companies moved higher in trading Thursday after an industry group said sales rose 1.1 percent to $18.2 billion in August from the previous month, and that inventories are on the decline.
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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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Macy's Inc  reported a 2.4 percent rise in August sales at stores open at least one full fiscal year on Thursday as it boosted promotions.
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Teen retailers reported sharply higher   sales in August after kids flocked to stores ahead of the new   school year, but adult retailers fared worse as a slowing   housing market and higher energy prices crimped spending.
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British wholesale prices, or the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose by 0.3 percent in September from August, driven up by record high crude oil prices.
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Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly  rose in August to a seasonally adjusted 1.050 million  annualized rate after a sharp downward revision in July's  tally, while the inventory of homes for sale eased slightly, a  government report showed on Wednesday.
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Teen clothing retailer American Eagle  Outfitters Inc.  said on Thursday its sales at stores  at least a year rose 11 percent in August, helped by  back-to-school sales, and the company raised its quarterly  earnings forecast.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Consumers pushed retail sales to a record $29.1 billion in August, says Statistics Canada. That was up 0.8 per cent from July when sales rose 0.4 per cent and also set a record at $28.
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Starbucks Corp., the world&#39;s largest coffee-shop chain, on Wednesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8 percent in August, the first time growth fell below double-digits in nine months.
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For the first time since March, sales of new homes rose in August.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on  Thursday reported a higher-than-expected 3.1 percent rise in  August sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year.
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August retail sales, always an  important measure of back-to-school consumer demand, have taken  on even more significance this year amid fears about rising  interest rates, higher energy prices, slowing home sales and  continued strife in the Middle East.
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Limited Brands Inc  said on  Thursday sales at stores open at least a year rose 1 percent in  August, in line with the retailer&#39;s expectations, but it  expects same-store sales to be flat in September.
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Wholesale prices climbed by 0.5 percent in November  --  an improvement compared with the previous month's surge, but still fresh evidence that inflation is picking up as the economy gains momentum.
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Costco Wholesale Corp  reported on Thursday a 6 percent rise in June sales at stores open at least a year, helped by increased sales of televisions, small appliances and other items.