61.   Major retailers Thursday reported their same store sales, or sales in stores open at least one year, for the month of November.

62.   Major retailers reported earnings early today.

63.   Many retailers have already reported their own September sales.

64.   Many retailers report their sales results on the Thursday of the first full week of the month.

65.   May declined as U.S. retailers reported slow January sales because of bad weather in much of the nation.

66.   Meanwhile, retailers are reporting livelier sales as the weather improves, according to industry reports released today.

67.   Most major retailers will report February sales on Thursday.

68.   Most retailers report that sales declined from a year earlier.

69.   Most retailers reported increases in same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year.

70.   Most retailers will report monthly sales on Thursday.