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Retail sales fell in June for the second straight month, more evidence that the U.S. economic recovery will slow in the second half of the year.

Abercrombie & Fitch was the biggest surprise of the month wiith a 9% jump in same-store sales, while Nordstrom posted double-digit gains.

Retail sales were choppy in June as consumers stuck to their thrifty ways.

Spending fell 1.2%, the biggest dip in eight months. Auto sales were down 1.7%. Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing.

Retail sales soared in March, the government said Wednesday, in the latest sign of improving consumer confidence.

The 0.3 percent increase, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery was gaining momentum.

Snowstorms that shut in East Coast shoppers last month also chilled sales at women's clothing stores but most retail sectors saw gains in February compared with a year earlier, data released Wednesday show....

Retail sales posted a better-than-expected increase in January, a welcome development that could mean stronger economic growth in coming months.

U.S. retailers performed better during the key holiday shopping season this year after a historically dismal 2008, performing in line with dampened expectations, according to data released on Monday.

Consumers spent more on gasoline and a wide range of other goods, data showed, raising hopes of a self-sustaining economic recovery.