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• Job of the Day: Retail Sales Consultant

  May 18, 2012 7:05 PM

  Job of the Day: AT&T is searching for a retail sales consultant. This is a full time position with the opportunity for benefits. Candidates will handle sales, inventory, customer sales and much more. Applicants should have 1 to 3 years experience in sales. For more information, click here.... more »

• Record year for retail sales

  January 12, 2012 10:07 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual increase in more than a decade. Sales inched up 0.1 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted $400.6 billion, The Commerce... more »

• Retail sales looking up

  May 5, 2011 10:45 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Retailers are reporting strong April sales that were helped by a late Easter, capping off a solid spring season. However, some stores are starting to warn that shoppers are facing increasing pressure from high gas prices. As merchants report their results Thursday, a diverse group, including... more »

• Retail data: September sales edge up

  October 6, 2010 8:27 AM

  Americans bought electronics and back-to-school clothes in September but held back on luxuries. Data released Wednesday by MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse show careful spending, erratic weather and tepid economic news dampened sales last month. The figures include transactions in all forms including cash. Clothing sales rose 3.8 percent, helped... more »

• Retail sales plunge by largest amount this year

  June 11, 2010 8:47 AM

  Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. The big drop raises new worries about the durability of the economic recovery. The Commerce Department says that spending fell 1.2 percent last month. Auto sales were... more »

• Economy sending mixed signals

  June 3, 2010 10:06 AM

  How's the economy doing? It depends on which report you're reviewing--and a whole slew of new information was released Thursday morning. Retail sales: Retailers are reporting tepid business in May after cool weather and fresh concerns about the economy had shoppers cutting spending on clothing and other nonessentials. The... more »

• Hope for the economy? Retail sales up

  February 12, 2010 8:40 AM

  Retail sales posted a better-than-expected increase in January, a welcome development that could mean stronger economic growth in coming months. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales increased by 0.5 percent last month, the best showing since November and higher than the 0.3 percent increase economists had expected.... more »

• New figures show so-so weekend shopping

  December 2, 2009 10:55 AM

  New holiday shopping figures that include Saturday are offering more evidence that confirms stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. ShopperTrak says retail sales for the three-day holiday weekend rose 1.6 percent. At the same time, customer traffic slipped 1.1 percent compared with last year. ShopperTrak, which measures traffic... more »

• Americans may be settling into spending less

  November 12, 2009 8:52 AM

  Americans may be settling into low-spending habits. They spent about the same amount in October as they did in August and September. That's according to SpendingPulse, a service of MasterCard Advisors. U.S. retail sales rose 1.5 percent in October compared to a year earlier. The sales include everything from toys... more »

• Retail sales fall 1.5 percent in September

  October 14, 2009 9:18 AM

  Retail sales declined in September by the largest amount this year as car sales plummeted following the end of the government's popular Cash for Clunkers program. The Commerce Department says retail sales dropped 1.5 percent last month. That's smaller than the 2.1 percent fall economists had expected, but still the... more »

• National retail group offers weak holiday forecast

  October 6, 2009 7:14 AM

  The usually bullish National Retail Federation isn't painting a rosy picture about holiday sales. The NRF predicts a 1 percent decline in total sales for November and December combined. The NRF is less optimistic this year than several other groups offering holiday sales forecasts. Consumers had already cut back during... more »

• Retail sales rise more than expected in August

  September 15, 2009 10:00 AM

  Retail sales jumped in August, spurred by widespread gains beyond the increases of autos and gasoline that economists expected. The report is a sign that consumers may be less cautious about spending as the economy recovers. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month,... more »

• Retailers report sales declines for August

  September 3, 2009 8:59 AM

  Retailers are reporting sales declines for August as shoppers continue to hold off on back-to-school purchases and continue to focus on necessities. As merchants report their sales figures Thursday, teen apparel stores reported weakness. Wet Seal Inc. and Hot Topic Inc. both said sales dropped. Labor Day falls a... more »