Update 3: Holiday Outlook Brightens for Retailers
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The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation&#39;s retailers reported an improvement in sales in October.
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The holiday shopping season is off to a running start, according to surveys released this weekend, though it was still unclear how that will impact retailers' profits.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers grew slightly more confident in December despite underlying concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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Retailers are still mulling the results from the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. But the outlook is still murky
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The retailer shows its turnaround may be working.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.
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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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Things look bright for the retailer this year.
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Retailers benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, putting them on track to meet modest seasonal sales goals, two groups that track consumer spending reported Tuesday.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Thursday as higher November sales from retailers including Target Corp. , and Limited Brands Inc.  boded well for the holiday shopping season.
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The holiday shopping season is ending on a better note than it began, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, retailers hope for a boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
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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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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
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America's shoppers still have some buying spirit, pushing sales at the nation's retailers higher in November and raising hopes for the holiday season.
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Consumer attitudes showed more signs of improvement heading into the holidays as an early reading on consumer sentiment in December beat expectations.
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The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, many hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a  slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a  report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of  expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.