Chain Store Sales Growth Slows
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Hurricanes Bonnie and Charley slowed  U.S. chain store sales growth in the latest week, a report said  on Tuesday.
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West Coast retail chain Longs Drug Stores Corp. said Friday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, declined 2 percent in the month of November.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the latest week, but business continued to fluctuate from the effects of Hurricane Charley and high gasoline prices, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  third week of May with strength in household staples, but  rising gasoline prices and interest rates are expected to lower  sales in the second quarter, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, as increased customer traffic at discount and department stores continues to drive sales, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Food distributor reports sales slowdown, but again finishes year with record earnings.
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The coldest February since 1979 caused U.S. retailers' sales to grow at the slowest pace in three months as consumers delayed buying spring merchandise.
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U.S. chain store retail sales slipped during the Thanksgiving holiday week, as consumers took advantage of discounted merchandise, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government  report showed on Tuesday, while chain store sales fell in the  crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the fifth week of September, with stores indicating that business picked up toward the end of the week as temperatures in parts of the country turned cooler, a report said on Tuesday.
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After a record-setting quarter, the retailer expects momentum to slow.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on  Tuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store  sales but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift  and reduced spending through August.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the first week of January, as larger than average purchases were the reason for this weeks growth, a report said on Tuesday.
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The chain still finds it hard to draw more customers.
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Although retailers posted higher-than-expected sales, the growth was uneven, favoring high-end stores over discounters and suggesting that lower-income consumers remain pinched by rising energy costs and sluggish wage growth.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell for  the second week in a row, with customers mostly just window  shopping, a report said on Tuesday.