Januaryâs the Time to Get Shoppers Back in the Stores
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For many small-business owners, the weeks after Christmas and New Yearâs are a time to recharge after the adrenaline rush of the holidays gives way to an emotional letdown.
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Sales dipped 0.4 percent last month, and consumers may pull back more.
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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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US retail sales barely rise in January, figures show, as consumers pause for breath after a hectic end to 2006.
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Tough times help us separate the great retailers from the also-ran wannabes.
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Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season
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With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation&#39;s retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again.
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If the home-furnishings retailer can't get things right by the holidays, look out below.
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If you haven't had enough of shopping, here's more.
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Retail sales dropped at their sharpest rate in four years in January, despite heavy discounting in many stores.
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The economy lost momentum heading into the new year as shoppers tightened their belts and manufacturers were stung by weak demand for cars and housing-related goods.
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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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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.
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Last-minute shopping helped U.S.  retailers boost sales in December after a slow start to the  holiday season, but hefty discounting caused some companies to  warn profits may be squeezed,
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Consumer spending, the critical bulwark that has kept the country out of a recession, is showing signs of cracking. Retail sales plunged by 0.4 percent last month as consumers battered by a sinking housing market, rising unemployment and the credit crunch, handed retailers their worst Christmas in five years.
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This holiday season, it seems, shoppers are winning the game of retail chicken. Though the shopping season got off to a strong start, sales quickly tapered after Thanksgiving week. At first, retailers held steady. They'd gone into the holiday season with lean inventories so they stuck to their planned discounts and promotions, waiting for the shoppers to come back. But ...
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Despite generous discounting and expanded shopping hours earlier in the season, many stores are finding themselves in the same predicament as in recent years: waiting for those last-minute shoppers in the final days before Christmas who seem to be procrastinating even more than a year ago.