Retail sales rose in August
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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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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 as the retailer cut prices to entice more back-to-school shoppers.
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Sales at retailers rose a  smaller-than-expected 0.3 percent in August and they recorded  the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales were  stripped out, a government report showed on Friday.
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Major retailers, led by discounters Wal-Mart Stores and Target Corp, turned in better-than-expected August sales on Thursday, as consumers went back-to-school shopping despite higher gas prices and the nation's housing meltdown.
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August sales trends help investors discern the leader in this appealing sector.
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General Motors reports a 4% rise in US car sales in August, its first rise in seven months, thanks to heavy discounts attracting customers.
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U.S. consumers spent at a   stronger-than-expected pace in August and import prices rose   steadily, according to government reports on Thursday that   hinted the economy may not be slowing quickly enough to curb   inflation pressures.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc.  on  Thursday said August sales rose 4 percent at stores open at  least a year, and the company raised its profit outlook for the  just-ended fiscal fourth quarter.
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Washington (dpa) - US consumer prices rose 0.1 per cent in August, a mild increase that suggested inflation was in check despite rising oil prices, the government said Thursday.
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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Teen-oriented retailers reported   sharply higher sales in August as kids flocked to malls ahead   of the new school year, but chains targeting adults fared   worse, as a slowing housing market and higher energy prices   crimped spending.
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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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Family Dollar Stores Inc. FDO.N on   Thursday said August sales rose 4 percent at stores open at   least a year, and the company raised its profit outlook for the   just-ended fiscal fourth quarter.
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British retail sales climbed in June from the previous month, official data has shown.
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Sales of new US homes unexpectedly recovered in August, rising 4.1% from July, official figures show.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and other retailers reported August sales that beat analysts' expectations, calming concern that consumers were being squeezed by a meltdown in the mortgage market.
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Retail sales edged up in August but  they posted the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales  were stripped out as consumer spending softened, a government  report on Friday showed.