sales
The latest news on sales
Several big problems still weigh heavily on consumers.
Evasion, lost state revenue are byproducts of online sales on the biggest shopping days of the year.
Existing home sales rose in October, but contract failures are holding back a real recovery.
Shop online, stick with clothes, and avoid electronics to save the most this weekend.
Retailers are offering steep discounts, but you have to know where to look.
Readers add coffee pots, suitcases, and televisions to the list.
In the sluggish economy, retailers lure shoppers with big discounts.
April sales fell 0.4 percent from the previous month.
Recession is slowing sales for small businesses.
Sales were down 2.7 percent—more than double what economists predicted.
