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A retail industry report released Monday predicts holiday sales will rise by about 1 percent or slightly higher, marking one of the first positive holiday forecasts this year. The International Council of Shopping Centers, a New York-based trade association for the shopping center industry, forecast sales at major chain stores, excluding Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will rise 1 percent for the combined ...

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 Especially in this economy, I want to be sure my hard-earned cash is well spent — that it isn't going toward the hefty administrative costs of some cancer-fighting group. I want to know that the money I donate to the church is being funneled to the local food pantry or putting shoes on some poor kid's feet instead of building a ...

Some interesting news for all the football fans out there.  Slow Ticket Sales May Result in Blacked-Out Games...

Finally, retail sales figures are poised to turn positive. But don't get too excited about forecasts that consumer spending, the biggest single component driving the U.S. economy, will edge back into the black for the Christmas holiday. "The fourth quarter looks better than last year," said Frank Badillo, chief economist with industry think tank Retail Forward. "But we're still looking at ...

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If you’re going to have a successful sales career, you’ll need to learn how to deal with various species of Sales Managers.   Learn the traits, and care and feeding for common varieties of sales managers. 

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Airfares are starting to inch back up, signs indicate, even on the prices of tickets on sale. Southwest, the nation's leader in low-cost flying, this week introduced a sale on fares with prices on some routes higher than the lowest fares customers have come to expect. They included a $118 round trip between Phoenix and San Diego and $296 between Baltimore ...

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Despite predictions that bankruptcy talk would kill sales, the auto industry generally was cheered by May sales figures out Tuesday that showed losses are starting to narrow. Auto sales tumbled 33.7% in May compared with the same month last year, but lost only 13% between April and May, Autodata reported. Ford Motor, General Motors and Toyota, among others, posted sales gains ...

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U.S. stocks advanced on Friday after the government reported fewer workers lost jobs in July than expected, fueling hopes of an economic recovery and providing solid footing for a recent market run-up...

A timeline of events in the life of General Motors Co.'s Saturn brand. 1983- General Motors Chairman Roger Smith announces plans for Saturn brand. 1990- First Saturn cars available to consumers. Featured tagline is, "a different kind of car company," as dealers clapped when buyers were handed the keys to a new vehicle. Company becomes known from its no-haggle pricing. 1994- ...

Clearly, Americans have started ratcheting back their consumption in response to the new economic realities. But is reduced spending and higher levels of savings, which many have encouraged Americans to do for years, really that great for the economy? The answer is complicated.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors made a better-than-expected turnaround in April, but remain well below last year's totals. Global chip sales reached $15.6 billion in April, an increase of 6.4 percent over March, but down 25 percent from April 2008 sales of $20.9 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday. "The better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increase in April sales was driven by ...

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Retail sales in the United States fell slightly in the week ending May 30, the International Council of Shopping Centers-USB reported Tuesday. Sales fell 0.6 percent on the week and 0.6 percent compared to the same period a year ago, the weekly sales report said. Many stores experienced slower traffic, although "favorable weather helped to trigger some seasonal spending," ICSC reported. ...

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