Flu helps Walgreens sales jump 4.9% in October
By Kevin Kingsbury and Kelly Nolan Dow Jones Newswires 's same-store sales climbed 4.9 percent in October, following a strong gain in September and showing that the company is rebounding from weakness earlier this year. The... [read full story]
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Oct. shop lift
Retailers reported their best monthly sales in more than a year, bolstering hopes that consumer spending is slowly on the mend. Still, it was a very easy year to beat, and analysts pointed out that momentum had slowed at some...
Retailers miss sales expectations in October
High-flying teen retailer Aéropostale took a hit during October, as its sales came in far lower than analysts expected. Macy's and other retailers reported tepid results for October and the third quarter. (AP) - New York...
Retail sales suggest tepid holiday season (Reuters)
Reuters – The Gap store is pictured on Fifth Avenue in New York October 8, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson By Nicole Maestri Nicole Maestri – 1 hr 59 mins ago NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of U.S. retail chains posted October...
Retail sales suggest tepid holiday season
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. retail chains posted October sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations, raising doubts about a widespread recovery for the holiday season.
Nordstrom Oct. same-store sales up 6.5% (at bizjournals.com)
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) said sales at stores opened for at least a year increased 6.5 percent in October from the same four-week period a year ago. The same-store sales numbers are considered a key indicator for...
J.C. Penney same-store sales fall 4.5% (at MarketWatch)
By Val Brickates Kennedy NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- J.C. Penney Company /quotes/comstock/13*!jcp/quotes/nls/jcp (JCP 30.55, -1.53, -4.77%) said Thursday that its October sales at stores open at least one year fell 4.5%....
Kohl's October same-store sales up 1.4% (at bizjournals.com)
The Business Journal of Milwaukee said its comparable-store sales increased 1.4 percent in October and total sales increased 4.9 percent as the retailer’s top executives increased their projection for third-quarter earnings....
Merchants eek out better sales in October (at CNNMoney.com)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite much hope that Americans are finally thawing out of their year-long self-imposed shopping freeze, store sales last month were good in pockets -- but not great, as many analysts were hoping. As...
Drugstore sales comparisons for October (AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Summary of sales at stores open at least a year in October for drugstore chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. These sales are a key indicator of a retailers' health...
Target's October Same-Store Sales Slip (at Fox Business)
Target (TGT) reported Thursday a 0.1% decline in same-store sales during October, exceeding its internal projections but missing Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts had expected that Target, which is the most closely-watched...
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