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Retailers brace for unhappy holidays
St. Petersburg TimesWhen JCPenney set up the Christmas trim-a-tree department at Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg, Fla., two weeks ago, everything was marked half-price from Day 1. Spend $50 at Limited Too and many apparel stores, and they'll hand you a $25 coupon for a...Tags: Talbots Incorporated, Inventories, Defense, Thanksgiving, Borders Group Incorporated (MI)
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Latest batch of September sales results from retailers offer fresh evidence of shoppers' angst
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the financial meltdown, shut their wallets tight last month. The reports fueled more worries...Tags: JC Penney Company Incorporated, Consumer Confidence, Yom Kippur, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Real Estate Sales
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Retailers spread gloom with weak September sales data
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersMain Street delivered another wallop to Wall Street on Thursday with news that many of the country's best-known retailers have been struggling with dismal sales and see little hope for improvement in the months ahead. At department stores, luxury...Tags: JC Penney Company Incorporated, Christmas, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Neiman Marcus, Real Estate Sales
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September Blues: Stores suffer big sales drops as customers stay away from malls
WHAT HAPPENED: The nation's retailers reported dismal sales for September as the financial meltdown took its toll on shoppers. THE NUMBERS: Thomson Reuters estimates that its final sales tally for September will be up only 1 percent, which is below the... -
Redwoods win tree-sitting war
The Associated PressAfter more than 20 years of protests, the last two people living in the giant redwoods of Northern California were climbing down for good, convinced by the new owners of the forest that the ancient trees would be spared from the saw. Still, the tree...Tags: Rivers, Doris Fisher, Bankruptcy, Bodies of Water, Demonstration
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Reception brisk as Spanish clothier Zara hits Chicago area
Tribune reporterAs retailers brace for what is expected to be the toughest fourth-quarter in years, Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer, quietly opened its first store in the Chicago market Thursday without a smidgen of advertising. And it's drawing eager shoppers. Its...Tags: Binney and Smith, H&M, Advertising, Starbucks Corporation, Skokie
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Zara's spare approach to advertising manages to pay off
As retailers brace for what is expected to be the toughest fourth quarter in years, Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer, quietly opened its first store in the Chicago market Thursday without a smidgen of advertising. And it's drawing eager shoppers. Its...Tags: Binney and Smith, H&M, Advertising, Starbucks Corporation, Loyola University Chicago
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Sales may mean dim holidays
Associated PressWhen it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, resulting in weak August sales at many stores. That's a bad sign for the holiday season, because...Tags: Personal Income, Pacific Sunwear of California Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, AAA, Real Estate Sales
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Sales tepid as consumers keep spending sparingly
Chicago Tribune reporterConsumers kept up their penny-pinching ways in August as the nation's top retail chains reported another month of tepid sales growth. Shoppers flocked to discount chains, warehouse clubs and select teen clothing stores, and cut back on trips to...Tags: BJ's Wholesale Club Incorporated, Ross Stores Incorporated, Nordstrom Incorporated, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sales
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August another disappointing month for retailers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterConsumers pummeled by high gasoline and food prices flocked to the nation's discount stores for the back-to-school season, leaving department stores and other sectors struggling throughout August. Demand for necessities helped chains such as retail giant...Tags: Thanksgiving, Petroleum Industry, City of Industry, Unemployment, Stock Activities
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Stocks jump as week ends with good news on inflation
From wire reportsWall Street capped a volatile week with sharp gains yesterday as oil prices tumbled and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said inflation pressures are likely to moderate. Speculation that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. could be sold helped...Tags: CoStar Group Incorporated, Federal Realty Investment Trust, King Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Investment Service
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Sluggish sales, economy mute retailers' outlook
Associated PressThe lower profits and muted outlooks this week from retailers such as J.C. Penney Co., Macy's Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. are heightening concerns among investors that shoppers' focus on necessities and buying at discounters could linger well into next year....Tags: JC Penney Company Incorporated, Inventories, Macy's, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Petroleum Industry
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