Report: Chain Store Sales Fall
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U.S. chain store sales fell for the third consecutive week, as on-line shopping and gift cards continue to cut into weekly sales figures, a report said on Tuesday.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the  No. 2 U.S. electronics retailer, on Wednesday reported a 5.8  percent drop in December sales at stores open at least a year  as customer traffic fell below last year's levels.
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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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Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, reported Monday that same-store sales declined 4.3 percent in the third quarter, largely because of weak sales of music and movie software.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, a report said on Tuesday.
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Business & money: Stores group piles on gloom in retail sector with first fall in sales in more than two years
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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 retail sales fell for  the second week in a row, with customers mostly just window  shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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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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Business & money: Official data reveals a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month
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Same-store sales fall, but there might be light at the end of the half-pipe.
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Women&#39;s apparel retailer Christopher &amp; Banks has posted a decline in a key December sales measure. The company reported same-store sales; those at stores open for at least a year, dropped by 7 percent for the month.
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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed yesterday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
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U.S. chain store sales fell for the  third consecutive week, as on-line shopping and gift cards  continue to cut into weekly sales figures, a report said on  Tuesday.
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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.
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Business & money: Retailer blames stayaway shoppers and fierce discounting by rivals for decline in sales
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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4 percent in December and were less vigorous in November than previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were taking a toll on consumers.