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 10:15:14 -0800 JPM LTD JPM,LTD Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:34:45 -0700 LTD LTD Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:37:50 -0700 LTD LTD Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:16:28 -0700 LTD LTD Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:16:28 -0700 LTD VCP LTD,VCP Thu, 21 May 2009 12:01:58 -0700 LTD LTD Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:49:35 -0700 LTD WTW LTD,WTW Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:58:50 -0800 LTD LTD