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Retail sales up 4.5% in December; merchants say discounts hurt
Wary holiday shoppers forced retailers to heavily discount items during December, ultimately handing merchants decent sales but raising worries about consumer spending in the new year. Major chain stores posted a 4.5% sales increase in December compared...
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Retail sales up a weak 1.6% in November due in part to Sandy
Superstorm Sandy pummeled retail sales in November despite a robust Black Friday weekend, raising worries about whether merchants can make up enough ground during the remaining holiday season. Major chains posted a 1.6% increase in retail sales in...
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Garbage Maven: Look for a new, improved recycling label [Updated]
L.A. at HomeHow2recycle label: An improved, easier-to-understand recycling label is rolling out in consumer products from companies such as General Mills, REI and Costco.... -
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October retail sales up 3.4% at major chains, less than expected
Money & CompanyThe nation's retailers recorded a moderate increase in sales last month as consumers reined in their spending after splurging on back-to-school shopping and cautiously sized up the coming holiday season. On Thursday, major chain stores reported a 3.4%... -
Retail sales show modest increase as gas and food prices eat into disposable income
Money & CompanyShoppers appeared to be more cautious last month in spending for clothing and other items as rising gas and food prices took up a bigger chunk of their disposable income. Major retail chains reported a modest 4.9% gain in sales...... -
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Retail Roundup: Monthly sales, H&M's latest collaboration, Borders partners with Build-A-Bear, Costco condemns veal supplier
Money & CompanyRetail sales Retailers posted surprisingly solid August sales numbers thanks to heavy discounts during the back-to-school season, which drove healthy levels of traffic and sales. Tax-free holidays that were held in several states in August provided an... -
CalPERS seeks shareholder changes at Apple
Money & CompanyThe California Public Employees' Retirement System, a fund with a long history of corporate-governance activism, is claiming significant success with a nearly year-old initiative to pressure companies in which it invests to elect directors only with... -
December retail sales slip 0.3% from November, Commerce Department reports
Money & CompanyThe Commerce Department said retail sales fell last month, a surprising development given that many major retailers have been reporting relatively healthy holiday results. Retail sales in December totaled $353 billion, a 0.3% decline from November, the... -
Sol Price dies at 93; warehouse club pioneer
Sol Price, who changed the retail industry by founding the landmark warehouse chain Price Club, has died. He was 93.
Price died of natural causes Monday at his home in La Jolla, according to a statement released by his family.
"He was an innovator, he...Tags: Social Issues, Obituaries, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, University of Southern California
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Zones of Contention in Gasoline Pricing
Times Staff WritersSecond in a Series On a recent Wednesday, 72-year-old veterinarian Charles Hendricks filled up his Mercury Grand Marquis at a Chevron in west Anaheim. On the other end of town, 22-year-old sandwich store manager Ryan Ketchum gassed up his Nissan Sentra...Tags: Marketing, Crime, Law and Justice, Computers, Prices, Energy Saving
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