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LVMH reports higher third-quarter sales
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

French luxury goods empire LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA said Thursday sales rose 6 percent in the third quarter as demand for its wines, clothing, handbags and jewelry held up despite the weakening global economy.

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Big drop predicted for global auto sales
(CNN Money - Oct 9, 2008)

As the economic downturn continues to hit consumers' wallets, market analysis firm J.D. Power is predicting even bigger drops in U.S. and global auto sales than it had previously thought.

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Apparel chains report dismal September sales
(AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 9, 2008)

Dismal September sales results from mall-based apparel chains, released Thursday, offered more fresh evidence that American consumers, spooked by the financial meltdown, shut their wallets tight last month.

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August wholesale inventories up, sales drop
(Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 9, 2008)

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 0.8 percent in August, higher than what analysts had expected, while sales suffered their largest drop in more than a year and a half, a Commerce Department report showed on Thursday.

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Pending home sales up 7.4 percent in August
(Washington Post - Oct 9, 2008)

WASHINGTON -- Pending home sales rose 7.4 percent from July to August, an unexpected piece of positive news for the battered U.S. housing market.

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Ahead of the Bell: Same-store sales weak
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

Retailers continued to report September same-store sales on Thursday that largely missed expectations, as consumers held back from shopping amid an uncertain economy and financial-market turmoil.

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Tuesday Morning 1st-quarter same-store sales drop
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

Tuesday Morning Corp. said Thursday its same-store sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 fell 17.3 percent because of hurricanes and a decline in customers visiting the closeout retailer's stores.

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Cato September same-store sales decline 3 percent
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

Women's apparel retailer Cato Corp. said Thursday same-store sales fell 3 percent in September because of a slowdown in consumer spending and hurricanes in the Gulf Coast.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Sept. same-store sales fall
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday that its September same-store sales dropped 14 percent, more than quadruple the drop Wall Street expected.

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Gap September same-store sales fall 11 percent
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 9, 2008)

Apparel retailer Gap Inc. said Thursday that same-stores sales fell 11 percent in September, a wider gap than analysts expected, hurt by a 24 percent drop at the company's Old Navy chain.

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