Comparisons of November sales at department stores

Summary of how sales at selected major department stores' locations that have been open at least a year changed in November from the same month last year.

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Department store sales comparisons for August

Summary of comparisons of August sales at established department stores against August 2008.

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Department store shares fall ahead of July data

Shares in the nation's department stores fell Friday amid concerns that the sector would post sluggish July sales results on Thursday.

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U.S. retailers face a wave of store closings, bankruptcies and takeovers starting next month as holiday sales are shaping up to be the worst in 40 years.

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Chalk up another victim of the current credit-crunched economy. Boscov's is a regional chain of 49 department stores - one that expanded at just the wrong time, buying multiple rents and stores from Federated when they swallowed the Hecht company two to three years ago.

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....Sears did say, though, that increased competition, weakness in the housing and consumer credit markets, and unseasonably warm weather dragged down sales of apparel and other seasonal merchandise in the quarter.

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Talk about dedicated. Annie Milner put in 85 years at the same store. Absolutely amazing to think about in this time of employees jumping ship to new gigs or starting companies at breakneck speed.

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Are big brand name department stores part of celebrating Christmas? You be the judge.

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What Does Wal-Mart Know?

Absolutely nothing! No one in the company who works in the store knows where anything is in their store.

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