Retail Sector – Network Rail has just released figures showing a 5.17% increase in retail sales in the first quarter of this year over the same quarter of 2010.
Retailers Remain Optimistic For Christmas
November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Retailers can expect brisk business in the run-up to Christmas, according to sales figures for October that showed shoppers maintained much of the momentum established in the summer. A survey by the
Retail Sales Growth At Six-Year High
September 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sales on the high street were much higher than expected this month, rising at their fastest rate in six years as consumers defied the gloomy economic outlook. Retail sales also increased year on year for the…
U.S. retail sales rise a better-than-expected 0.4% in August
September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The August retail report eased fears that the country was entering into a double-dip recession and suggests that consumer spending will continue at a modest pace in the third quarter. In a separate report…
Limited Brands leads apparel retailers in August
September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sales-tax-free holidays and heavy discounting is being credited with lifting sales in August, with a majority of retailers reporting monthly sales results that topped analysts’ estimates, according…
Consumer spending rise boosts US economy
April 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The lure of a cut-price Toyota or a spring wardrobe encouraged Americans to go shopping in March, powering a stronger than expected 1.6% rise in retail sales that stoked optimism about the strength of the US economic recovery. The increase in spending outstripped analysts’ forecasts of a 1.2% gain and was the strongest monthly figure [...]
Improvement in retail sales despite wary consumers
February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For retailers that sell everything from toilet paper to refrigerators, 2010 may be more about winning sales from competitors than about getting consumers to buy a lot more of their merchandise. Discounters like Target Corp and Sears Holdings Corp’s Kmart stores posted improved sales performances on Tuesday, while home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc and [...]
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