Nordstrom January key sales figure rises 14 percent in January, a bigger jump than expectedLuxury department store chain Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday that sales in its stores that had been open at least a year rose 14 percent in January, much more than analysts expected. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters ...

How chains in 4 key retail sectors fared in January compared with a year earlierHere is a summary of how sales at stores open at least a year changed in January for selected major chains in four key retail sectors: department stores and discount, drug and clothing chains. Next to ...

Sales comparisons for drug, department, low-price and clothing stores for DecemberFor selected chains in four key retail sectors, here is how sales at stores open at least a year changed from December 2008 to December 2009. The comparison is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes ...

Consumers emerge from economic fallout sheltersWith the holiday shopping season well under way, retailers are closely watching the weekly receipts and keeping their fingers crossed that weary consumers are willing to open up their wallets and pocketbooks again. Along these lines, economic data has been largely supportive, with retail sales ...