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Consumers rush to finish holiday shopping

- Weekly retail sales rise by 1.7%   - Sales rise 4.2% vs. same week last year  

News May 13, 2013
Slowest growth in six years

Slowest growth in six years for Xmas sales

The National Retail Federation released its annual forecast for holiday sales this morning. Earlier this month it also…

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Christmas Week sales lift holiday season

  - November/December holiday sales trending at a 4% increase, strongest since at least 2006   Press Release:…

News May 13, 2013
The Beach Bums store in Corona. Beach Bums operates 14 stores in Southern California and Nevada.

Holiday outlook: Beach Bums

The mood seems uncertain as the holiday shopping season gets underway. The stock market's erratic, the housing market…

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Nordstrom on Black Friday. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Apparel sales soar during holidays

Shoppers opened their wallets this holiday season, especially in the apparel category.

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A Beach Bums private label T-shirt.

More on Beach Bums' private label

Cliff Haddadin, the president and CEO of Beach Bums Boardshops, brought up the issue of private label goods…

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December ends on a positive note despite weather issues

  - Weekly sales rise by 0.4% vs. last week   - Sales rise 3.6% year-over-year  

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Mark Richards

Holiday outlook: Val Surf

I asked Mark "Wally" Richards of Val Surf how he's feeling about business as the holiday season gets…

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Deep discounting at The Gap did not lead to robust top-line results. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Zumiez beats many mall competitors in December

A detailed look at Zumiez's December results plus a round up of how industry customers and competitors performed.

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