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Retail sales fall 2.7% in November -- and experts say it could have been worse
The frenzy of a much-hyped Black Friday failed to rescue retailers from a months-long slump, as November sales figures released Thursday showed yet another steep drop-off in consumer spending.
What was a disaster for retailers, however, could mean even...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Costco Wholesale Corporation, Economic Indicator, Kohl's Corporation, Corporate Officers
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Black Friday shoppers get midnight start
757-247-4741As Americans were huddled all warm in their beds, visions of discount computers danced in Sherie Ban's head. "When it got to 12 o'clock (midnight), I was like, I so don't want to do this. I just want to go home and lay in my bed," said Ban, who stood...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Kohl's Corporation, Beverly Hills, Consumer Electronics Industry, Nintendo Company Ltd.
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Retailers hope Black Friday isn't dark day for sales
One of the biggest shopping days of the year could be more bleak than black. ¶ Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, known in the retail trade as Black Friday, stores extend their hours and offer "door-buster" red-tag specials on a wide selection of...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Montebello, Kohl's Corporation, Beverly Hills, Consumer Electronics Industry
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As the holidays approach, retail stocks may be on sale
The holiday shopping season offers an unusual sale for investors: the stocks of most retailers. Even some of the proudest brand names are suffering because of the nation's reduced personal wealth, tight consumer lending and weakening job market. At some...Tags: Kohl's Corporation, Credit and Debt, Talbots Incorporated, Men's Wearhouse Incorporated, Coldwater Creek Incorporated
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: --October existing-home sales --Earnings: Analog Devices Inc.; Campbell Soup Co.; Donaldson Co.; Hewlett-Packard Co. Tuesday: --Third-quarter gross domestic product --November consumer confidence --September Case-Shiller home price index --...Tags: HJ Heinz Company, Foot Locker Incorporated, Autodesk Incorporated, Economic Indicator, Intuit Incorporated
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Retailers count seconds at checkout to trim labor costs
The Wall Street JournalDaniel A. Gunther has good reason to keep his checkout line moving at the Meijer Inc. store north of Detroit. A clock starts ticking the instant he scans a customer's first item, and it doesn't shut off until his register spits out a receipt. To assess...Tags: Engineering, Standards, Accenture Limited, Employees, Productivity
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Tuesday dividends declared
++++++++++++++++++++ || || PE- || STK || OF || PAY- || || || RIOD || RATE || RECD || ABLE || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ IRREGULAR ++++++++++++++++++++ || Cellcom Israel || Q || .80 || 11-24 || 12-8 || || || || Cross Timbers Ryl || M || .3938 || 11-...Tags: American Express Company, Callaway Golf Company, Eagle Materials Incorporated, Tyson Foods Incorporated, La-Z-Boy Incorporated
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Gap opens on Thanksgiving to gobble up early holiday sales
Tribune staff reporterThe Gap is getting a jump on Black Friday by opening a handful of Chicago-area stores on Thanksgiving Day. It marks the first time Chicago shoppers will find a Gap open before they sit down to Turkey dinner. The best time to try on that new pair of...Tags: Naperville, Black Friday (shopping), Thanksgiving, Los Angeles, Holidays
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News of Treasury pick leads Wall Street rally
The Associated PressWall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as president-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the next Treasury secretary and hand him the task of righting the U.S. financial...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Barack Obama, Alcoa Incorporated, Walt Disney Co., Government
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Retailers report steep Oct. sales declines
The Associated PressThe nation's retailers saw their sales plummet last month to the weakest October level since at least 1969, as the financial crisis and mounting layoffs left shoppers too scared to shop. The stunning drop-off from an already weak September performance is...Tags: Retirement, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Economic Indicator, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated, Government
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Stocks fall sharply for 2nd day, with Dow down 443 points
The stock market endured its second thrashing in two days Thursday as dismal retail sales raised concern that a global recession could be longer and deeper than thought likely even a few weeks ago.
Weak October sales and downbeat earnings projections...Tags: Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Retailers post worst October sales figures since at least 1971
New signs piled up Thursday that the ailing economy is taking another turn for the worse, with a mounting toll on ordinary Americans.
Retailers reported the worst October sales figures since at least 1971, a grim harbinger for the holiday shopping...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Mattel Inc., Neiman Marcus, Economic Policy
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