N.J. Courier-Post Online logo N.J. Courier-Post Online 3 weeks ago

Retail sales post second straight monthly gain

Even affluent shoppers, who had been tight with their purses since the financial meltdown last year, spent more for designer duds. Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online

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  2. Nordstrom, Inc.
  3. Goldman Sachs

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Related Quotes

  1. This is a big deal. It's a meaningful segment of our shoppers, and it's increasing rapidly
    SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer 3 weeks ago
  2. I think retailers are not counting on much improvement to begin with
    SOURCE: AccessAtlanta 3 weeks ago
  3. Gold tends to do well in times of severe financial stress, as the last two years have shown, with gold rising 50 percent and more against all major currencies
    SOURCE: MSNBC 1 month ago
  4. Buying gold to hold in your hand gives you a headache
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  1. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: People shop inside of a recently opened Costco warehouse store on November 13, 2009 in New York City. The store, the first in Manhattan, opened in a former wire factory in East Harlem on the East River.
  2. Bakery wrapper Diana Giacoletti packs freshly baked bagels at the Costco Wholesale Los Feliz store Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 in Glendale, Calif. A late Labor Day and delayed school openings offered some relief to merchants in September, helping to boost sales above Wall Street expectations.
  3. A Christmas tree is seen in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. As every year the tree is a gift of the little town Forgn in Norway to the German capital Berlin.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 27: First Lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Sasha (2nd L)and Malia, gives a thumbs up after welcoming the official White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House on November 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  5. NUREMBERG, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: 17 year-old Johanna Heller performs as Christ Child during the opening ceremony of the famous Christmas market on November 27, 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany.
  6. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 23: The annual Christmas market by the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheid square is pictured on November 23, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Christmas markets across Berlin opened their gates today to sell ornaments, gifts, glogg and food.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: A 76-foot Norway spruce Christmas tree is raised by workers in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center on November 12, 2009 in New York City. The tree, which is from Easton, Connecticut, will be officially unveiled in a lighting ceremony on December 2nd.
  8. HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 1: US President-elect Barack Obama (L) waves farewell as he and his wife Michelle Obama (R) board his chartered flight for Chicago January 1, 2009 at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  9. KAILUA, HI - DECEMBER 29: A crowd of well-wishers sit on a stone wall waiting for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to putt on the 18th hole December 29, 2008 in Kailua, Hawaii. Obama and his family have been in his native Hawaii since December 20 for the Christmas holiday.

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