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Target's earnings rose 18%, snapping a streak of eight quarterly declines, as the discount retailer saw improvement in its retail and credit-card operations. Saks swung to a $1.9 million profit.

US retail sales rebounded in October as demand for cars continued to climb even after the expiration of government sponsored incentives.

Revenue and profit were up at Wal-Mart, but sales fell 0.4 percent at stores open at least a year.

The nation’s stores posted a second consecutive month of sales increases, marking the retailing industry’s best performance in over a year.

Some analysts are now predicting higher levels of holiday spending than in the year before.

Walmart has stepped up efforts to mobilise local political support for new store openings in US cities and urban areas that were last month identified as a growth priority for the retailer by Mike Duke, its chief executive.

Amazon lowered its prices on hot upcoming book releases to $9, once again matching Walmart.com in an escalating price war.

Sales fall after a surge in the previous month, but the drop is smaller than forecast. Retail sales fell in September after a popular program aimed at boosting auto sales ended ...

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless insurance hit a nine-month low last week and retailers reported their first monthly sales gain in over a year on Thursday, easing fears that recovery from recession would be unsustainable.

A key measure of consumer confidence fell in September, after a gain in the previous month, raising concerns about retail sales in the upcoming holiday season, a research group said Tuesday.