http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/retailers-report-slower-sales-growth-in-september/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/retailers-report-slower-sales-growth-in-september/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:55:08 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=224893 Americans may have slowed their spending in September after splurging during the start of the busy back-to-school shopping season in the month before. But most importantly, they were still spending. September sales rose 3.9 percent — a slowdown from the 6-percent rise in August — as 22 retailers including Macy’s and Costco reported mixed results, [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/retailers-report-slower-sales-growth-in-september/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/02/holiday-sales-seen-rising-4-1-percent-in-2012/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/02/holiday-sales-seen-rising-4-1-percent-in-2012/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:33:39 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=224711 NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend more during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they’re not exactly ready to shop ’til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, said Tuesday that it expects sales during [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/02/holiday-sales-seen-rising-4-1-percent-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/07/outlet-malls-a-big-hit-for-back-to-school-shoppers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/07/outlet-malls-a-big-hit-for-back-to-school-shoppers/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:11:40 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/07/outlet-malls-a-big-hit-for-back-to-school-shoppers/ NEW YORK — Parents have a new goal this back-to-school shopping season: Buy their kids the name brands they want without spending like it’s 2007. After the recession began in late 2007, cost-conscious consumers sought out the cheapest shirts and shoes they could find at merchants like Wal-Mart and Target to keep their budget in [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/07/outlet-malls-a-big-hit-for-back-to-school-shoppers/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:02:08 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/ NEW YORK — Teens are heading back to school, but it’s the retailers catering to them that are getting the first test. They’re hoping their expanded selections of funky tee shirts and hip-hugging jeans will attract students like Dale Gibson, 15, who struggles to find trendy clothes in their stores. Ditto for Danielle Martinez, 14, [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/feed/ 1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:52:27 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/ NEW YORK — Teens are heading back to school, but it’s the retailers catering to them that are getting the first test. They’re hoping their expanded selections of funky tee shirts and hip-hugging jeans will attract students like Dale Gibson, 15, who struggles to find trendy clothes in their stores. Ditto for Danielle Martinez, 14, [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/09/06/back-to-school-is-a-test-for-teen-retailers/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/30/hurricane-irene-a-mixed-bag-for-retailers/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/30/hurricane-irene-a-mixed-bag-for-retailers/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:58:27 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/30/hurricane-irene-a-mixed-bag-for-retailers/ NEW YORK — Hurricane Irene’s impact on retailers is similar to its effect on various states. Some got hit hard. Some didn’t get hit at all. And although there are billions of dollars in losses, it will take time to fully assess the damage. Home-improvement retailers, drugstores and grocers fared well as people from the Carolinas and [...]

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