Chain store sales climb in latest week
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U.S. chain store sales climbed in the  latest week on back-to-school purchases and cooler weather in  the Western U.S., according to a report on Tuesday.
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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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Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
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Retail chains on Thursday reported moderate May sales increases, as warmer weather fueled demand for seasonal items, like gardening and other outdoor goods, helping retailers rebound from their dismal April.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Sales at U S retailers rose last month more than analysts estimated as a cold snap spurred purchases of coats, hats, and scarves and consumers redeemed holiday gift cards.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  week ended December 4, as average sales were generally ahead of  last year, but customer counts were down, a report said on  Tuesday.
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Retail chains on Thursday reported  moderate May sales increases, as warmer weather fueled demand  for seasonal items, like gardening and other outdoor goods,  helping retailers rebound from their dismal April.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the second week of January, as gift-card redemption continued to drive sales, a report said on Wednesday.
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The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week as a holiday weekend gave Americans more time to shop, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  latest week, but business continued to fluctuate from the  effects of Hurricane Charley and high gasoline prices, a report  said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales were up, posting a gain in the latest week compared with the same time last year, but hurricanes Bonnie and Charley still left a negative impact, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as  consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail  report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. retailers' sales rose 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower end of expectations, helped by a late-season spending surge on some items, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  second week of November, as shoppers sought to get a head start  on the holiday shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart says sales at US stores were up somewhere between 1 and 3 percent last week. The report compares sales at existing stores from the same week last year.