Clothing retailers pace strong September sales
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U.S. department stores and clothing retailers posted surprisingly strong September sales on Thursday as falling gasoline prices and cool weather spurred spending on fall fashions such as skinny jeans and long tops.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1  retailer, on Monday said its September sales at U.S. stores  open at least a year were tracking in line with its forecast  for a 2 percent to 4 percent increase, driven by back-to-school  buying.
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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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U.S. chain store sales posted slight gains in first week of September, supported by strong results at discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said today that it expects Septemberâs same-store sales in the US to increase 2-4 percent, which is in line with the retail giantâs previously disclosed expectations.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open  at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher  than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its  forecast range.
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Sales at retailers rose more in September than analysts estimated because of lower gas prices.
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But while retailers had a very good September quarter, there were some early warning signs that this may be as good as it gets. Retail sales in the three months to September 30 were up 2.3
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WAL-MART Stores, the worldâs largest retailer and owner of Asda supermarkets, said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.4 per cent in September, slightly higher than its preliminary report but still towards the low end of its forecast range.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in some locations.
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Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods edged up 0.2 percent in September while sales of new homes surged to the third highest monthly level on record.
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Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N, reported lackluster September sales on  Thursday, as warm weather and string of hurricanes that  battered the East Coast dampened buying.
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Target Corp.  on Thursday  reported September sales rose 6.7 percent at stores open at  least a year, above its forecast, and said it expects to post  third-quarter earnings above the consensus analyst estimate of  53 cents.
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Sales growth was slow at major retailers in September, as same-store sales rose 2.4 percent in September, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS released last week.
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Stocks began September with strong   gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected   U.S. job growth lifted hopes that companies will sustain   profitability even as the expansion moderates.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its forecast range.
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A big climb in September U.S. retail  sales and larger-than-expected gains in underlying producer  prices boosted hopes for stronger growth and views the Federal  Reserve will keep raising interest rates.