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Retail sales brighten, but less than expected
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...
Tags: Victoria's Secret, Ross Stores Incorporated, Macy's, Inc., American Apparel, TJX Companies Incorporated
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April retail sales mixed; teen, discount outlets show strength
Teens and bargain hunters propelled retail sales in April, but couldn’t save the industry from the dampening effects of chilly weather and continuing economic worries. A monthly measure of same-store sales rose 3.7% last month, according to...
Tags: Ross Stores Incorporated, Walmart, Gap Inc., TJX Companies Incorporated, Easter
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Blackstone commits to hiring 50,000 military veterans
Blackstone Group, the New York-based private equity group, announced Tuesday it would hire 50,000 military veterans over the next five years across its various businesses. The company said it is partnering with the White House, which is leading an...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, White House, Blackstone Group, L.P.
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Retail sales have case of the blahs after uninspired February
Americans went about their shopping with a “meh” attitude in February, fretting about delayed tax refunds and higher payroll taxes while giving retailers a middling boost in sales. Three separate measures of same-store sales at locations...
Tags: Weather Reports, Rite Aid Corp., Gap Inc., Thomson Corporation, Weather
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Retail sales rise 5.8%, but cold weather and payroll taxes sting
Shoppers trod carefully in January, lured into stores by retailers dangling post-holiday clearance deals but spending sparingly to balance out higher payroll taxes and lingering economic uncertainty. Same-store sales at major retailers such as...
Tags: Gregg Steinhafel, Hasbro Inc., Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Target will offer year-round price matching with online retailers
Retail giant Target Corp. said it is extending price-matching with select online retailers beyond the holidays into a year-round policy. The Minneapolis company said shoppers can now request price matches anytime on identical items found at some big Web...
Tags: Macy's, Holidays, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Walmart
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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...
Tags: Costco Wholesale Corporation, Economic Indicator, Nordstrom, Holidays, Ross Stores Incorporated
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DreamWorks Animation taps Michael Francis as global brand officer
DreamWorks Animation -- the Glendale studio that created the "Shrek" "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" movies -- on Sunday named former J.C. Penney President Michael Francis to the newly created position of chief global brand officer. Calling it one...
Tags: Shrek (fictional character), Kung Fu Panda (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Rise of the Guardians (movie), Animation (genre)
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Target: Hundreds of City Targets? No holiday sales?
Even though Americans are entering the all-important holiday season still skittish, Target Corp. doesn’t want to follow the pack with steep markdowns. The "ultra-competitive nature" of the Black Friday and Christmas shopping crush means that...
Tags: Holidays, Neiman Marcus, Carolina Herrera, Walmart, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Travel products and travel kits: Don't let those miles show
Special to the Los Angeles TimesBeing on the move — be it by plane, train, automobile or cruise ship — is in the American DNA. And with the start of summer, the tendency kicks into high gear with road trips, beach forays, camping expeditions, out-of-town bachelor or...Tags: Road Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Metal and Mineral, Human Interest, AAA
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What denim brands are slipping into
Denim, a simple, sturdy and relatively inexpensive material, has been associated with manual labor for much of its 200-plus-year history in the United States. But the indigo-dyed cotton fabric has undergone a transformation in the last few decades,...Tags: Ralph Lauren, Politics, Marketing, Perry Ellis, Metal and Mineral
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The mall issue: Westfield Topanga
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticLocation: 6800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park. From the 101 Freeway, exit at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and go north. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sun. Known for: Being the San Fernando Valley's luxury destination. What you'll...Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Neiman Marcus, Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Macy's, Inc.
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