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October sales offer relief to merchants
NEW YORK - Consumers, looking to outfit themselves for cooler weather and enticed by an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
Retailers report weak June sales
NEW YORK - Escalating job worries and rainy weather dampened shoppers' appetite for buying summer staples like shorts and dresses, resulting in sharper-than-expected sales declines for many merchants in June and increasing concerns about the back-to-school shopping season.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-07-09
Retail sales rise unexpectedly in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists' expectations by posting the biggest increase in 14 months.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-02-12
Ferre bankruptcy warning as luxury market falls
MILAN (AFP) - The Italian owner of the Gianfranco Ferre fashion label warned Monday it may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection because of financial trouble as the economic crisis cuts into the global luxury market.
Nations:Italy France People:Silvio Berlusconi Activities:2008 EU Recession Source:(AFP)
2009-02-09
Consumer prices fall again in December
WASHINGTON - A record plunge in gasoline prices pushed overall consumer prices down for the third straight month in December, closing out a year in which the change in inflation was the smallest in more than a half-century.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-01-16
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