Ahold Q4 sales down, U.S. retail lags
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Dutch retailer Ahold   reported a 3 percent drop in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, hurt by its sluggish U.S. retail operations and with margins hit by restructuring costs.
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WASHINGTON -- Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in auto purchases, slowed in January to the weakest performance in three months.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell in the latest week as unseasonable weather caused sales to slow a retail report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  over the weekend raised doubts at the start of the holiday shopping season.
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Stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday,  as concerns about higher oil prices cutting into corporate  profits and consumer demand weighed on sentiment, while retail  sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.
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Ahold, the world's third-biggest food retailer, reported that sales in the third quarter had fallen by 7.9 percent owing to exchange rate variations and asset sales.
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U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Wednesday after government reports for July on durable goods  orders and new home sales cast some doubt on the strength of  the economy.
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U.S. chain store sales fell in the  latest week mostly because the imperfect nature of adjusting  for seasonality more so than consumers lack of shopping, a  report said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Retail sales in August posted the weakest showing in two months as worried consumers curbed their spending habits.
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US retail sales and industrial output slow as the economy is hit by the housing slump and credit squeeze.
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US retail sales fall in January, dragged lower by a heavy fall in car sales, the Commerce Department reports.
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Sales of new U.S. homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
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WASHINGTON - Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.    The Commerce Department reported retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.8 percent gain the previous month...
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U.S. chain store sales fell in the third week of October, with sales being delayed by the summer like weather, a report said on Tuesday.
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Sales at U.S. retail stores  unexpectedly shrank 0.1 percent in June, the first decline  since February, pulled down by weaker sales of cars and  building material, government data showed on Friday.
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Sales dipped 0.4 percent last month, and consumers may pull back more.
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U.S. retail sales posted their biggest monthly decline in nearly two years during June, according to government data issued on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring gasoline prices are depressing consumer spending.