Read more retail sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11778/retail-sales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:58:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74173/holiday-shipping-costs-get-the-heave-ho-ho.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFree shipping is quickly becoming the rule instead of a bonus as online and catalog retailers seek to lure holiday shoppers. Many shoppers searching for deals now abandon Internet shopping sites as soon as they find they must pay shipping costs, analysts are finding. Some 57% of retailers are offering...http://www.newser.com/story/74173/holiday-shipping-costs-get-the-heave-ho-ho.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 1:42:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72900/wal-mart-enters-coffin-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's leading big-box store is now also a pine box store. Wal-Mart has started selling a range of discount coffins on its website and plans to expand its death products to include pet urns and memorial jewelry. Prices start at just $895 for a steel coffin. Funeral home owners say...http://www.newser.com/story/72900/wal-mart-enters-coffin-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 2:08:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetail jobs are expected to be in short supply even as the holiday shopping season approaches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 40% of retail chains surveyed say they plan to hire fewer workers this year than they did last year when the recession forced many to cut staffing levels....http://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 1:22:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69481/dow-up-56-on-bernanke-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks posted solid advances after Ben Bernanke said it was “very likely” that the recession is over, the Wall Street Journal reports. Economic reports showed retail sales gaining 2.7% last month, largely because of the “Cash for Clunkers” program, while the Fed’s index of NY manufacturing activity rose to...http://www.newser.com/story/69481/dow-up-56-on-bernanke-retail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 15:22:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69419/toys-r-us-pumped-up-for-holiday-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToys R Us is getting ready to go on the offensive in the battle for holiday sales, the Washington Post reports. The company—which snapped up the KB Toys and FAO Schwarz brands earlier this year—plans to open 80 temporary "Holiday Express" stores in malls across the country, and...http://www.newser.com/story/69419/toys-r-us-pumped-up-for-holiday-offensive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 1:28:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67767/beer-prices-going-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nation’s largest brewers plan to raise beer prices in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anheuser-Busch InBev—maker of Budweiser—and MillerCoors will further test the notion that beer is generally recession-proof. “The environment is very favorable, we think,” says an Anheuser exec. Both companies have been able...http://www.newser.com/story/67767/beer-prices-going-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 16:23:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67258/lousy-retail-sales-will-delay-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf the recession is indeed waning, nobody told consumers. Retailers of every kind reported lousy sales for the quarter ended Aug. 1, the Wall Street Journal reports. Target’s same-store sales fell 6.2%, Home Depot’s dropped 9.1% and Saks’ plummeted a whopping 15.5%. And with unemployment, stagnant wages,...http://www.newser.com/story/67258/lousy-retail-sales-will-delay-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 8:38:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67213/retail-gains-drive-dow-up-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPositive retail reports helped get stocks back on track today after recent declines, the Wall Street Journal reports. Home Depot, Target, and Saks saw smaller-than-expected declines in quarterly profit, while discount chain TJX reported a 31% gain. The Dow rose 82.60 to close at 9,217.94. The Nasdaq...http://www.newser.com/story/67213/retail-gains-drive-dow-up-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 15:15:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66982/back-to-school-sales-in-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetailers are seeing the slowest back-to-school season in many years as consumers cling to their cash, the New York Times reports. Estimates on sales, an early indicator of how stores will fare in the holiday season, show declines of 3 to 8% from last year, which saw a 1% increase....http://www.newser.com/story/66982/back-to-school-sales-in-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 5:20:29 CDT