Retail sales get Christmas boost
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Retail sales bounced back in November, as Christmas shoppers kept the tills ringing in the crucial festive trading period.
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Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on Saturday despite reports of disappointing pre-Christmas sales.
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Sales at United States retailers, including JC Penney and Target, got a boost on the first weekend of the US holiday-shopping season as customers bought discounted retail goods.
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Shoppers showed a bit of cheer at the cash registers in November, boosting sales at the nation's retailers by 0.1 percent.
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WASHINGTON : US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, a better than expected start to the crucial holiday shopping season, seasonally adjusted government figures showed.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers battered by a multitude of economic woes came roaring back in November, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in four months.
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U.S. retail sales jumped a  larger-than-expected 1.2 percent in December as lower gas  prices left shoppers with more cash to spend, while cheaper oil  also pulled down import prices more than anticipated,  government reports showed on Thursday.
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Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace since 1999. The increase pushed total spending for the month to a seasonally adjusted $349.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.
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UK retail sales bounced back in January after the worst December in three years, a survey says.
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Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales - despite gloom elsewhere on the High Street - reports suggest.
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The owner of Primark says the budget clothes chain enjoyed better-than-expected sales over Christmas.
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U.S. consumers cheered up in early December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
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Consumersâ attitudes on the economy in the run-up to Christmas made an unexpected jump as of the end of December, according to a survey released Thursday.
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With the 2007 run-up to Christmas boosted by a last-minute sales surge, retailers are putting an extra emphasis on after-Christmas discounts, hoping bargain shoppers and gift-card splurgers can enrich stores' holidays.
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Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest.
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German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.
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November sales data raised retailers&#39; spirits Monday, as the government reported better results than expected after the holiday season had so far been viewed with some disappointment.