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Retail sales weather Hurricane Irene, stock market storm
Los Angeles Times Retail sales at major chain stores post solid gains, rising 4.4% year over year in August, according to Thomson Reuters' tally of 23 retailers. Customers exit a Target store in Colma, Calif., in August. Discounters including Target and Costco did well … Irene rains on August back-to-school sales August retail sales stand up to natural, economic shocks August retail sales dented, not derailed, by Irene |


