May retail sales largely beat expectations
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080605/2008_06_05t075718_450x356_us_usa_retailsales.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=6S_nLPUZOY2vEC7GOtRIdA--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Shoppers leave a Wal-Mart store in Niles, Illinois November 24, 2006. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/bs_nm/usa_retailsales_dc)Reuters - Many U.S. retailers reported
better-than-expected May sales on Thursday, with discounters
and dollar stores attracting customers looking to save money in
the weak economy, but department stores continued to struggle.</p><br clear="all"/>
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