<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers will spend 8.5 percent to 12 percent less this year on back-to-school items than they did last year, as cash-strapped parents try to get children to wear last year's fashions, a retail industry monitor said on Tuesday ...

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - June sales fell for most U.S. retailers as the plunging job market and cool, rainy weather dampened interest in summer shopping for consumers, triggering concern about the back-to-school season.</p><p>But some retailers stuck to ...

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Despite Memorial Day sales, warmer weather and deals such as $1 flip-flops, most U.S. retailers are expected to post declines in same-store sales in May as shoppers kept hunting for bargains in the recession.</p><p>Department ...

<div id="subtitle">American Eagle Outfitters profit falls by half in 1st qtr but narrowly tops analyst estimates</div><div><p>Teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. on Wednesday said its first-quarter profit fell by half, but results edged past analyst ...