Foot Locker, whose first-quarter results outpaced expectations, forecast a tepid second quarter and said it will continue to remain cautious till it sees greater evidence of a sustained economic recovery.
British retailer John Lewis Partnership gave the following sales figures for the latest week compared with a year earlier.
Indian jewellers are pinning hopes for demand in 2010 on the domestic market as international destinations struggle, but extraordinary price volatility is limiting sales, even in auspicious periods.
India's spot gold demand remained weak weighing on prices, a day after some brisk buying, dealers said.
Britons stepped up purchases from clothing chains and department stores last month, lifting total retail sales by more than expected, but shoppers could soon be clamping their wallets shut in the face of a fiscal squeeze.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc says the U.S. consumer is still being pressured by soaring gasoline prices, high unemployment and little extra cash.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations as a curb on costs helped the world's largest retailer overcome weaker U.S. same-store sales, sending shares up 2.4 percent.
Saks Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, while TJX, which won market share from the upscale retailer and major department stores in the recession, gave a forecast suggesting its recent growth pace may cool.
Consumer goods exporter Li & Fung said revenues from its onshore businesses in the U.S. and Europe were set to reach a total $4 billion in 2010, meeting its three-year target.
The Directors of The Warehouse Group Limited reported sales for the third quarter ended 2 May 2010 of $376.0 million, down 1.9% on the corresponding period last year.
Alliance Boots, Britain's biggest pharmacy chain, posted annual profits of over 1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion), becoming only the third UK retailer to pass that milestone.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz reported sales at its established stores fell a worse-than-expected 6 percent in April.
J.C. Penney Co Inc became the latest department store operator to give a modest profit forecast on concerns a consumer recovery will remain tepid, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent.
Department stores retailer John Lewis posted another week of double digit sales growth, boosted by colder weather, and said it was well placed to continue to outperform rivals.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is expected to show it is losing shoppers to other retailers in an improving economy when it reports first-quarter earnings next week.