1.   American retailers are taking note.

2.   American retailers continued an impressive growth spurt last month, one that bodes well for coming company earnings.

3.   Although most major American retailers spell out worker rights, the report says some factories continue to flout them.

4.   American retailers know that the country is full of Mrs. McQuistons.

5.   American retailers Thursday reported their weakest monthly sales so far this year.

6.   American retailers reported their best monthly sales gains in four years Thursday, capping one of the healthiest quarters of retail sales in almost a decade.

7.   American retailers reported their June sales Thursday, and the results were reliably perplexing.

8.   American retailers Thursday reported unexpectedly strong October sales, underscoring the increased importance of Halloween as a selling holiday.

9.   Analysts said the move was also a response to bruising new competition, including from Wal-Mart, the biggest American retailer.

10.   And some American retailers question the strategy, too.