en-us Reuters) - Several U.S. retailers posted weaker-than-expected sales for November, getting the key holiday season off to a sluggish start as consumers worried about the economy and double-digit unemployment.Eight of the 11 retailers that reported by early Thursday missed estimates, including Costco Wholesale Corp COST, Children's Place...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:56 -0800 ARO AMZN BBY PLCE COST HOTT LTD PIR WMT WAG ARO,AMZN,BBY,PLCE,COST,HOTT,LTD,PIR,WMT,WAG Reuters) - When U.S. retail chains report November sales this week, investors will learn whether they have gone far enough to protect profits against a weak start to the holiday shopping season.Early data on weekend shopping from U.S. Thanksgiving Day on Thursday through Sunday showed a...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:49 -0800 ARO AMZN AEO BBY BJ PLCE COST JCP KSS LTD SKS SPLS TGT WMT ARO,AMZN,AEO,BBY,BJ,PLCE,COST,JCP,KSS,LTD,SKS,SPLS,TGT,WMT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:26:49 -0800 ARO ARO Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:04:18 -0800 ARO ARO Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:51:29 -0700 ARO ARO Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:28:48 -0700 ARO ARO Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:55:49 -0700 ARO ARO Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:24:12 -0700 ARO ARO Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:24:12 -0700 ARO ARO Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:50:40 -0700 ARO ARO