date:Aug 19, 2013
-to-school items, suggesting they are waiting for deals and that they see no urgency to hit stores.
This week's results may presage more of the same next week, when big chains like Target Corp, J.C. Penney Co Inc and Sears Holdings Corp report earnings.
In May, Target cut its profit forecast after weak sales, and this week Wells Fargo lowered its profit estimates for the discounter saying Target was unlikely to have been spared by the pullback in spending.
The SP Index retail was down 1.9 per