en-us 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 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:51:35 -0800 AMZN AMZN Reuters) - Investors took a dim view of early holiday season sales on Monday, with shares of Best Buy BBY, Amazon AMZN and American Eagle Outfitters AEO among the few positive performers on hopes they were gaining a larger share of consumer spending.Overall, the Standard & Poor's...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:27 -0800 AMZN AEO BBY CHS TLB GPS WMT AMZN,AEO,BBY,CHS,TLB,GPS,WMT Reuters) - Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals.The strong start for web retailers should continue into what is otherwise expected to be...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:09 -0800 AMZN WMT AMZN,WMT Reuters) - Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals.The strong start for web retailers should continue into what is otherwise expected to be...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:30:09 -0800 AMZN WMT AMZN,WMT Reuters UK) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's biggest retailer clamped down on inventory and controlled expenses, but forecast earnings over the key holiday quarter that could miss Wall Street estimates.Wal-Mart executives said its customers have yet to benefit...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:15:39 -0800 AMZN TGT WMT AMZN,TGT,WMT Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's biggest retailer clamped down on inventory and controlled expenses, but forecast earnings over the key holiday quarter that could miss Wall Street estimates.Wal-Mart executives said its customers have yet to benefit from...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:15:10 -0800 AMZN TGT WMT AMZN,TGT,WMT Reuters) - More than half of U.S. retail chains posted October sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations, raising doubts about a widespread recovery for the holiday season.Department store chains and teen retailers in particular disappointed investor expectations, while such disparate companies as apparel...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:47 -0800 ARO AMZN AEO JCG JCP KSS SKS GPS TJX ARO,AMZN,AEO,JCG,JCP,KSS,SKS,GPS,TJX Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:08:59 -0800 AMZN AMZN Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:56:32 -0700 AMZN T AMZN,T