en-us Reuters UK) - DSG International DSGI, Europe's No.2 electricals retailer, reported a pick-up in sales in recent weeks, helped by store upgrades and demand for Microsoft's MSFT new Windows 7 computer operating system.DSG, which runs the Currys and PC World chains, said on Thursday sales at stores...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:15:21 -0800 MSFT MSFT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 WMT WMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:09 -0800 Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds.Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on November 27 this year,...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:27 -0800 BBY TGT WMT BBY,TGT,WMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:26:12 -0800 Reuters) - Stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.Investors will also get a glimpse of how holiday shopping could shape up with "Black Friday," which traditionally...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:45:04 -0800 TGT WMT TGT,WMT Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds.Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on November 27 this year,...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:33 -0800 BBY TGT WMT BBY,TGT,WMT Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.Investors will also get a glimpse of how holiday shopping could shape up with Black Friday, which...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:09 -0800 TGT WMT TGT,WMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:42 -0800 WMT WMT Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:48 -0800 WMT WMT Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:29:00 -0800 WOW WOW Reuters UK) - Price competition between retailers this Christmas will be the most intense for a decade, grocer Asda said on Thursday, as it unveiled the latest in a series of cut-price deals in the sector.The nation's second-biggest supermarket chain behind Tesco said it was cutting prices on 50...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:15:22 -0800 Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp COST is hoping that consumers are becoming more comfortable making purchases as the No. 1 U.S. warehouse club operator heads into the year-end holiday shopping season."We still are cautious but are keeping our fingers crossed that people are buying a little bit," said...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:25 -0800 COST COST Reuters UK) - Retailers are preparing themselves for another promotion-led Christmas trading period, according to a survey published on Wednesday.The New West End Company, which represents retailers in London's West End, interviewed over 100 store owners in the capital and found 40 percent have already confirmed they will use...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:23 -0800 Reuters) - U.S. retailers are poised to defy gloom this week as earnings expectations have improved, but the big test will be what they say about holiday shopping.Earnings estimates for Standard & Poor's 500 retailers have headed higher in recent weeks, some after October same-store sales...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:22 -0800 JCP WMT JCP,WMT Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.Comments from Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT, the world's largest retailer, as well as from a host of...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:45:05 -0800 JCP KSS WMT JCP,KSS,WMT Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.Comments from Wal-Mart Stores Inc WMT, the world's largest retailer, as well as from a host of...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:09 -0800 JCP KSS WMT JCP,KSS,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 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:57:25 -0800 KSS WMT KSS,WMT