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MARKET Open

 Stocks Slump on Retail Data 


Apr 14, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell at the open today, as a surprisingly bad retail report overshadowed a strong quarter from Goldman Sachs. The Dow fell 55 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq slid 4.3 and 14.1 points respectively. Retail sales fell 1.1% last month, while inflation fell faster than... More »

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stock market • Goldman Sachs • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • retail sales • S&P 500

 March Retail Sales Show Surprise 1.1% Drop
 

Blow to hopes that economy has hit trough

Apr 14, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(AP) - Retail sales fell unexpectedly in March, delivering a setback to hopes that the economy's steep slide could be bottoming out. The Commerce Department cited a 1.1% drop, the biggest decline in 3 months and a much weaker showing than the 0.3% increase that analysts expected. Falling auto sales... More »

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retail • recession • retail sales • economy • wholesale prices

opinion

 It's Snuggie Time, 
 America 

How one reporter went from skeptic to snuggler

Mar 15, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "Snuggie phenomenon" has blossomed into romance for one New Yorker who ordered a few and fell hard. "Like all relationships, it's hard to chart how this one started," writes Kurt Soller in Newsweek. He ordered two Snuggies and four Slankets—both blankets with sleeves—and... More »

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(Newser) - Retailers are fighting to survive in 2009, some more successfully than others. Some 73,000 stores could close their doors by year’s end. Forbes breaks down which chains are shrinking the fastest:
  • Ann Taylor: Catering to working women isn’t so great when unemployment’s at 8.1%.
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retail • consumer spending • retail sales • economy • retailers • financial crisis

Our Skivvies, Ourselves: Saudis Seek Female Sellers

Lingerie stores can employ women, but don't

Feb 25, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Saudi women aren’t allowed to be alone in a room with an unrelated man, but they have to buy their undergarments from men, a situation some are calling unacceptable. In theory, women are permitted to work in shops selling women’s products, but the traditional society has, somewhat ironically,... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women • retail sales • lingerie • underwear

MARKET Open

 Stocks Plunge Despite 
 Retail Surge 


Feb 12, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks plunged at the open this morning, despite a surprisingly good retail sales report, the Wall Street Journal reports. Retail sales unexpectedly rose 1% in January, ending a seven-month slide, but the Dow tumbled more than 150 points at the open anyway. The S&P shed 1.7% and... More »

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stock market • retail • Dow • retail sales • S&P 500

 Surprise! Retail  
 Sales Up 1% in Jan. 

Gas prices, food and clothing spending end 6-month drop

Feb 12, 09 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - In an unexpected twist, US retail sales climbed slightly in January after falling for six straight months, Bloomberg reports. Retail sales rose 1% as gasoline prices increased and consumers spent more on food and clothing, despite forecasts that sales would fall 0.8%. But consumer spending is expected to fall... More »

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retail • consumer spending • retail sales • economy

MARKET Open

 Stocks Fall on Retail, Job Data 


Feb 5, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks slid at the open today, following yet more negative numbers from retailers and the Labor Department, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow dropped 52 points, while the S&P fell 1%. The Nasdaq dropped 1.2%, weighed down by sub-par earnings from Cisco. New jobless claims ripped... More »

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stock market • retail • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • retail sales • jobless claims • S&P 500 • Wal-Mart

Slump in TV Sales May Push Smaller Makers Out

Likes of Hitachi, Pioneer don't have staying power of Sony and other giants

Jan 20, 09 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A steep decline in demand for flat-panel TVs could push smaller manufacturers out of the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. As the economy sours and larger makers achieve economies of scale, the price gap between top brands and cheaper rivals has shrunken dramatically. The top five makers accounted for... More »

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television • Sony • consumer spending • retail sales • flat screen TVs • holiday shopping • Panasonic • discounts • financial crisis • Vizio • Pioneer

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled at the open today, in the wake of a retail sales report that drastically missed estimates. The Dow dove 157 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P dropped 1.5% and 2.1% respectively. Sales fell 2.7%, more than twice the 1.2% economists predicted. Nortel Networks,... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • consumer spending • Dow • retail sales • S&P 500


 Retail Sales Take 
 Steep Plunge 

Fall twice as far as anticipated

Jan 14, 09 8:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail sales fell more than twice as much as analysts predicted in December, thanks to mounting job losses and reduced credit, Bloomberg reports. Sales fell 2.7%, extending the longest string of declines on record to 6 consecutive months. Purchases excluding automobiles slid 3.1%. “Consumers are pulling back,... More »

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economic indicators • recession • consumer spending • retail sales • economy • financial crisis

 Trib Goes Tabloid on Weekdays 

Newspaper will be smaller on newsstands, remain broadsheet for home deliveries

Jan 13, 09 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The Chicago Tribune is changing its street-sale format from broadsheet to tabloid beginning next week, the newspaper reports. The move, which will affect weekday retail editions but not subscription copies, puts the paper in direct competition with its rival, the Chicago Sun-Times, which has long published in the format. The... More »

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newspaper • Chicago • Tribune Company • tabloids • retail sales • subscription • Chicago Sun Times • Chicago Tribune • commuters • broadsheet

Borders Cans Top Brass After Dismal Holiday Season

Bookseller reports 12% drop over '07, replaces CEO, others

Jan 5, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Borders will immediately restructure top management to counter a steep slide in sales, the Ann Arbor News reports. CEO George Jones has been replaced with Ron Marshall, a turnaround expert with book experience. Other top spots were shuffled to veterans of the Michigan-based company. The bookseller announced today that... More »

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restructuring • Borders • retail sales • book • holiday sales • shakeup

 'Sea Change' In 
 Store for Retail  

Shops to shut, brands to fold as bankruptcies soar

Dec 27, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Shaken by a tough holiday season and bracing for more trouble, the retail scene may look very different in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some stores will be reducing inventory and cutting suppliers, which could force small manufacturers to fold. Retail bankruptcies could abound. "We will have a... More »

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retail • shopping • brands • bankruptcy • retail sales • holiday shopping • retail stores • suppliers • retail outlet • inventory

Amazon Has 'Best Ever' Holiday Season

Online retailer beat the market with HDTVs, iPods, and Wii

Dec 26, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Grinch apparently didn’t sour shoppers on Amazon this year: The company said today the 2008 holiday season was its “best ever,” MarketWatch reports. Amazon sold more than 6.3 million items worldwide on Dec. 15, its peak day, amounting to “a record-breaking 72.9 items... More »

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recession • retail sales • Christmas • holiday shopping • Amazon • retailers

MARKET Open

 Stocks Get Post-Holiday Bump 

Dow up mildly on light trading

Dec 26, 08 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks saw a modest uptick this morning, despite a consumer spending report seemingly designed to puncture post-holiday cheer. The Dow rose 40.93 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 3.86 and 5.81, respectively. But volume was extremely low, as many Wall Street denizens took the day... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • Dow • retail sales • S&P 500 • Amazon • oil prices

RETAIL SALES

 No Christmas  
 Miracle for Retailers 


Even luxury sector sales in free fall

Dec 26, 08 1:57 AM CST
(Newser) - It was a bleak Christmas and promises to be a less than prosperous New Year for retailers with consumers tightening their belts and spending less, reports the Wall Street Journal. Retail sales dropped 5.5% in November and 8% in December, compared with the same months last year. Luxury goods,... More »

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recession • Macy's • luxury goods • holiday • retail sales • Christmas • Neiman Marcus • Victoria's Secret • MasterCard Advisors • Circuit City • e-commerce • gasoline prices • ShopperTrak RCT Corp. • J.C. Penney Co

Storms Threaten to Wipe Out Retailers' Last Hopes

Double whammy for desperate stores struggling to sell in last holiday week

Dec 21, 08 5:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Retailers were extending hours and cutting prices deeper in a last-ditch attempt to attract a final wave of holiday shoppers and mitigate the impact of major storms in the Midwest, Northwest and Northeast, Reuters reports. Some two-thirds of shoppers still have holiday shopping left to do, according to surveys, but... More »

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shopping • retail sales • holiday shopping • discounts • holiday sales • winter storms

 Recession Bites Into Apple 

November sales down, stock falls

Dec 16, 08 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Even apparently recession-proof Apple is now beginning to show signs of strain, and some analysts are predicting a major slowdown for the computer giant next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. US sales of Macs last month declined 1% over a year ago, while PC sales rose 2%. One analyst... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Goldman Sachs • electronics • Apple • recession • retail sales • Mac • Wal-Mart • computers • MacBook • Hewlett-Packard

(Newser) - Naughty or nice, America’s retail stores can’t look forward to two of the holiday season’s usual boons: gift card sales and “self-gifting” splurges, MarketWatch reports. About 44% of shoppers say they will not buy gift cards this year, up from 26% last year, a marketing study... More »

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retail • retail sales • holiday shopping • gift • holiday sales • gift card • economy

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