Chain Store Sales Fell in Oct 23 Week
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U.S. chain store sales fell in the  third week of October, with sales being delayed by the summer  like weather, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales saw a  slight decline of 0.3 percent on a week-over-week basis.   However, on a year-over-year basis, the sales momentum remained  strong at 3.5 percent, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales slipped   in the latest week while overall demand compared with one year   ago remained robust, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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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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Steep discounts, combined with warm and wet weather, led to a less-than-stellar November sales for many chains, despite heavy shopper turnout for the kick-off of the holiday season, retailers said on Thursday.
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Business & money: Retailer blames stayaway shoppers and fierce discounting by rivals for decline in 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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WASHINGTON: US business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government report showed yesterday, while chain store sales fell in the crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.
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The German department store chain Karstadtquelle AG, Essen, Germany, one of the world's largest department chains, is faltering, with sales for the last year falling 7 percent, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US electronics chain, on Monday reported a surprise 4.3 percent drop in quarterly sales at stores open at least
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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. chain store retail sales fell in  the latest week as unseasonable weather caused sales to slow a  retail report said on Tuesday.
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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 fell in the  latest week mostly because the imperfect nature of adjusting  for seasonality more so than consumers lack of shopping, a  report said on Tuesday.
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The nationâs retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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Same-store sales fall, but there might be light at the end of the half-pipe.
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US business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government report showed on Tuesday, while chain store sales fell in the crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.