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Retail sales warm up in May amid good weather
Retail sales in May had their best month since January, as warmer weather and a stock market rally drew out shoppers who had spent March and April cooped up indoors. Same-store sales across the board rose an estimated 3.9%, slightly beating expectations...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Target Brands, Inc., Stock Market, Macy's, Consumers
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Retail sales heat up in May amid warmer weather
Consumers emerged in May to give retailers their best month since January, lured by warmer weather and the confidence lift from the surging stock market and rising housing prices. Same-store sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, beating expectations...
Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Mother's Day, Stock Market, Ann Taylor
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Fashion retailer Zara to open downtown L.A. store
Spanish retailer Zara is coming to downtown Los Angeles, bringing a dash of fast fashion to a district increasingly pegged as a potential shopping powerhouse. The 27,000-square-foot store that the trendy chain plans to open in the Figat7th shopping...
Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Bank of America Corp., Broadway Theater
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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: TJX Companies Incorporated, Target Brands, Inc., Ross Stores Incorporated, Zumiez Incorporated, Walmart
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Early Easter, chilly weather keep March retail sales growth slow
Consumers shopping during a chilly March gave retail sales for the month a half-hearted push, with spending weighed down by the bitter weather, sequestration worries, ongoing economic weakness and an earlier Easter that shaved off a full selling day....
Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Thomson Corporation, Ron Johnson
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As Lululemon recalls too-sheer black yoga pants, its stock sinks
Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s problem isn’t just that a batch of its black yoga pants were made too sheer and had to be recalled – the popular retailer is now downgrading its financial predictions and watching its stock do a downward dog....
Tags: Under Armour Inc., Physical Fitness and Exercise, Credit Ratings
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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: Target Brands, Inc., Zumiez Incorporated, Weather, Weather Reports, Thomson Corporation
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Gov. Jerry Brown names two to Cal State board
L.A. NOWA corporate attorney and the founder of California’s first migrant worker bilingual radio station were appointed Friday to the California State University Board of Trustees, the governor’s office announced. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Hugo... -
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Fashion: 'Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence is girlish, grown-up
All The RageJennifer Lawrence of "The Hunger Games" looks flirty in an emerald green dress. Elizabeth Banks says her Effie Trinket costumes were "torture." Michelle Obama tries a color block look. And more.... -
Gap to close 34% of namesake U.S. stores by end of 2013
Money & CompanyGap to close stores in U.S., struggling apparel giant Gap to reduce North America store count by 34%... -
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%...
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