Retail sales rise, but not by much

Cautious consumers bring disappointing July results

By Anne D’Innocenzio and Christopher S. Rugaber / The Bulletin
August 6, 2010

With the economy only limping along, Americans are once again being choosy at stores, many of them buying only at deep discounts because they can’t shake uncertainty about their jobs.

Retailers around the country posted a sales increase of just 2.8 percent for July over a year earlier — and at....

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