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 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:18 -0800 PLCE PLCE Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:25:47 -0700 PLCE PLCE Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:25:47 -0700 PLCE PLCE Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:22:19 -0700 PLCE PLCE Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:19 -0700 PLCE PLCE Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:01:56 -0700 PLCE PLCE Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:53:15 -0800 PLCE GYMB PLCE,GYMB Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:11 -0800 PLCE PLCE