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June discounts help retail sales, may hit July

U.S. retailers relied heavily on promotions to boost sales in June, helping teen clothing chains and department stores, but the trend may hit margins as they head into the key back-to-school shopping season.

Warm weather and holidays help June retail sales

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Warm weather and promotions tied to Memorial Day and Father's Day helped U.S. retailers post higher same-store sales in June, but analysts warned the discount-heavy month might eat into margins.
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Australian Dollar Outlook 22/6/2010

The AUD has opened lower this morning currently trading around USD0.8765 as profit taking entered the market following the announcement from the Chinese central bank regarding the Chinese Yuan.
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Can discounts win back gold buyers?

With gold prices soaring to unimaginable levels, jewellery shops in India are offering attractive discounts to customers in a bid to lure them back to the shops.
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Amid missteps, retailers eye more assortment cuts

Retailers strive for the perfect mix of products that will boost sales and keep costs down -- but the experience of some, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc , in pruning merchandise shows that getting the recipe just right, can be tricky business.
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Retail sales slump but consumer mood perks up

Sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly fell in May for the first time in eight months, but a jump in consumer sentiment to a near 2-1/2 year high in early June tempered fears of a slowing economic recovery.
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Dow and S&P 500 fall on weak retail sales

Stocks mostly fell on Friday, tracking an unexpected decline in retail sales that raised concerns about the health of consumers, a key component of the economic recovery.
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Dow, S&P 500 fall on weak retail sales

Stocks mostly fell on Friday, tracking an unexpected decline in retail sales that raised concerns about the health of consumers, a key component of the economic recovery.
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Retail sales push Dow and S&P lower

The Dow and the S&P 500 declined on Friday as May retail sales unexpectedly fell, though a better-than-expected read on June consumer sentiment and strength in tech lifted the Nasdaq.
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Dow, S&P slip on retail sales

The Dow and the S&P 500 declined on Friday as May retail sales unexpectedly fell, though a better-than-expected read on consumer sentiment and strength in tech lifted the Nasdaq.
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Instant View: Retail sales unexpectedly fall in May

Sales at retailers unexpectedly fell in May for the first time since September, pulled down by a record slump in purchases of building materials, according to a government report on Friday that added to fears the economic recovery was losing some muscle.
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Retail sales fall but consumer sentiment strong

Sales at retailers unexpectedly fell in May for the first time in eight months, but a jump in consumer sentiment to a near 2-1/2 year high in early June eased fears of a slowdown in the economic recovery.
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Gold extends gains after retail sales data

Gold extended gains in Europe on Friday as weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales data brought risk aversion back to the market, pressuring stocks and the euro and boosting interest in bullion as a safe haven.
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Mexico peso slips from 3-wk high on US retail data

Mexico's peso slipped from a three-week high on Friday after an unexpected drop in May U.S. retail sales dented the outlook for Mexican exports. The peso MXN=MEX01 lost 0.36 percent to 12.7309 per U.S. dollar.
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Retail sales unexpectedly fall

Sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly fell in May for the first time since September, pulled down by a record slump in purchases of building materials, according to a government report on Friday that added to fears the economic recovery was losing some steam.

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