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April 12, 2013
Retail sales slip by 0.4% in March

U.S. retail sales fell 0.4% in March, the biggest decrease in nine months, amid a slowdown in hiring and higher taxes. Excluding sales of autos, gas and building materials, core sales dropped 0.2% in March, following a 0.3% increase in January.

February 14, 2013
NRF: Retail sales up slightly in January

Retail sales ticked up in January as consumers adjusted their spending in response to the increase in payroll taxes and rise in gasoline and energy prices.

November 16, 2012
P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program earns Economist Innovation Award

P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program has won the 2012 Economist Social Innovation Award.

September 26, 2012
Holiday sales to grow as much as 4%

Deloitte is forecasting holiday sales will increase between 3.5% and 4% as the economy's health and the presidential election take center stage among consumers this fall.

November 23, 2011
Consumer spending up slightly in October as incomes advance

Consumer spending rose less than forecast in October as Americans even as personal incomes showed the biggest gains in seven months.

September 26, 2011
Deloitte forecasts 2.5% to 3% increase in holiday sales

Retailers should expect small gains in 2011 holiday sales, Deloitte forecast on Monday.

August 12, 2011
Retail sales in U.S. climb by highest percentage in four months

A report released Friday by the Commerce Department said that retail sales in the U.S. rose 0.5% in July, the most in four months and demonstrating that consumers may be holding their own in a tumultuous economy.

January 6, 2011
Sales mixed in December; Limited and Abercrombie lead specialty field

After coming off a strong November, retailers found their momentum waned in December, with many turning in mixed sales for the month. Industry experts said sales were impacted by a still-cautious consumer and the blizzard the crippled the Northeast in the days immediately following Christmas.

September 19, 2010
Deloitte expects modest holiday sales growth

Deloitte said it expects modest increase in 2010 holiday sales, as slow economic growth keeps...

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