Longs Drug Nov. Same-Store Sales Fall
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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. blue chips fell on Thursday after  reports of lackluster November sales at some retailers and a $1  drop in oil prices that sent energy stocks lower.
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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed Thursday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Sales at US retailers may have fallen in November as consumers took a break after spending at the fastest pace in almost three years, economists said in advance of yesterday&#39;s Commerce Department report.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported surprisingly weak November sales on Saturday, even as U.S. bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season.
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Pier 1 Imports Inc.  on Thursday said November sales had fallen 15.3 percent at its stores open at least a year as aggressive advertising and discounts failed to attract more shoppers.
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Drugstores reported unusually weak December sales on Thursday, weighed down by a slow flu season, lower-priced generic drugs and sluggish sales of seasonal items.
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Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
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Shares in Wal-Mart fell more than three per cent in New York on Monday, after the giant discount retailer cut its forecast for November same-store sales
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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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AnnTaylor Stores Corp.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.3 percent in November as unusually warm weather hurt sales of winter clothing.
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Gap Inc. GPS.N said on Thursday its   sales at stores open at least a year fell 7 percent, below   analyst forecasts, in August as results at its Gap and Old Navy   clothing chains continued to suffer.
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The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November as a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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Wal-Mart Stores estimated that November sales fell 0.1 percent at its stores in the United States that have been open for at least a year.
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Many U.S. retailers are expected to report disappointing December sales later this week, hurt by everything from the challenging economy to unfavorable weather to the calendar, which shifted more holiday sales to November.
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Pier 1 Imports Inc.  on Thursday said November sales had fallen 15.3 percent at its stores open at least a year, more sharply than expected, as aggressive advertising and discounts failed to attract more shoppers.