U.S. shoppers piled up the presents under their Christmas trees, but retailers were still a bit disappointed. The Commerce Department’s official tally shows what many suspected: Consumers did most of their holiday buying early …
Rising retail sales are adding to the list of positive economic developments as 2010 winds down. But how important are holiday sales in the larger scheme of things? Investors may be giving too much credit to what turns out to …
With Black Friday providing a strong kick start to the holiday shopping season, major retailers are on track to see increases of 3% to 4% over last year when they release November sales figures on Thursday.
Con…
With Black Friday providing a strong kick start to the holiday shopping season, major retailers are on track to see increases of 3% to 4% over last year when they release November sales figures on Thursday.
Con…
On Wall Street, the retail sales figures that count aren’t absolute numbers. Investors act based on how those numbers compare to what was expected, and in the case of Black Friday Internet sales, reality beat the predictions. T…