China falls for Christmas -- at least in its stores
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China's shopping malls in late December leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might hope.
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Business & money: Leading stores forecast shortfall in year's profits after shoppers cut back on festive spending
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China's multibillion-dollar trade surplus narrowed in December for a second straight month, suggesting measures meant to slow its rapid growth might be taking effect, according to government data released Friday.
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Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great.
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Retail sales unexpectedly fall in December as consumers rein in their Christmas spending.
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Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods.
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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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US stores post mixed results for the holiday season, with luxury retailers faring well and others forced to slash prices.
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LOS ANGELES - Toy makers and major retailers are bracing for potentially weak Christmas sales this year amid concerns that consumers, many squeezed by skyrocketing gas prices or uneasiness over the economy, will spend less on holiday shopping.    On Monday, No...
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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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The 2007 holiday shopping season is turning out to be the weakest in years after retailers across-the-board reported deep declines in their December sales Thursday.
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Gift cards were hot; department stores were not. The pricier the goods, the better they sold. American Eagle Outfitters was the store to shop; Aeropostale was so 2003. And for stores with all the wrong stuff, not even huge discounts saved Christmas.
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Retailers may be in for a blue Christmas this year as worries about soaring energy prices, consumers' cost-consciousness and a warmer December than last year make for lackluster holiday sales, retail analysts said.
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By CHRIS TOMLINSON  With just six shopping days left, High Street retailers are already forecasting their worst Christmas for 25 years, while online retailers are bragging that it's going to be the best on record.
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Sold-out Christmas tree lots and  packed parking garages at malls during peak hours at first  glance may suggest a merrier Christmas for retailers, but they  are actually signs the holiday season may be a mixed one for  U.S. retailers, analysts said.
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Retail spending, hurt by a falloff in auto sales, dipped slightly in January, but demand stayed strong in other areas as people rushed to malls with their Christmas gift cards.
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The nation's retailers slashed prices further Wednesday in hopes that a post-Christmas shopping rush will salvage holiday sales that, so far, have fallen below even modest expectations