Retailers’ holiday sales plummet 4 percent
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show the [...]
Retailers’ holiday sales plummet 4 percent
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show the [...]
U.S. retailers’ holiday sales plummet: Spending Pulse
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show [...]
Retailers’ holiday sales plummet
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show the [...]
Retailers’ holiday sales plummet: Spending Pulse
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show [...]
Retailers’ holiday sales plummet: Spending Pulse
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data service of MasterCard Advisors, show [...]
U.S. retailers’ holiday sales plummet-SpendingPulse
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK, Dec 25 (Reuters) – U.S. retailers’ sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by SpendingPulse.
The figures, from the retail data [...]
Luxury brands a tough sell in wealthier India
By Rina Chandran
MUMBAI (Reuters) – On a recent evening at a luxury Mumbai hotel, shoppers tried on sequined sandals and handmade moccasins at Joy Shoes, an Indian family business that has sold out of its only shop for nearly 70 years.
Around the corner, a Moschino store with stylish displays of apparel and accessories off the [...]
Luxury brands a tough sell in wealthier India
By Rina Chandran
MUMBAI (Reuters) – On a recent evening at a luxury Mumbai hotel, shoppers tried on sequined sandals and handmade moccasins at Joy Shoes, an Indian family business that has sold out of its only shop for nearly 70 years.
Around the corner, a Moschino store with stylish displays of apparel and accessories off the [...]
Gold drops nearly 3 percent as euro falls
By Humeyra Pamuk
LONDON (Reuters) – Gold dropped nearly 3 percent on Friday as the euro lost ground against the dollar and bullion’s recent rally slowed the pace of physical purchases.
Spot gold fell to a session low of $829.10 an ounce but trimmed some of its losses to trade at $837.85 an ounce by 8:56 a.m. [...]