Aarthi Sivaraman

Position: Journalist

Articles

UPDATE 1-U.S. November same-store sales seen rising 5-8 pct November 05, 03:02pm EST 

SEATTLE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The International Council of Shopping Centers said it expects November same-store sales to increase 5 percent to 8 percent, one of the more optimistic forecasts ahead of the holiday shopping season.  Full Article 

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Check Out Line: How will September sales look?

Sales for the month of September may have gotten off to a strong start due to the Labor Day holiday and schools opening toward the beginning of the month, and likely lost some steam after that, Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Black said in a note on Monday.  Full Article 

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Check Out Line: Flu vaccinations aid drugstores

Walgreen Co, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, said on Friday that September sales at its stores open at least one year rose 5.3 percent, thanks to in-store flu vaccinations and people filling more 90-day prescriptions.  Full Article | Comments [1]