<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060105/bs_nm/retail_federated_sales_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20060105/2006_01_05t080806_450x288_us_retail_federated_sale s.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=oo7Us8lH5FTw_qdA_o0vd w--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Last minute shoppers are seen at Macy's in New York, December 24, 2005. U.S. retailers met modest December sales goals on Thursday as deep discounts drew budget-conscious holiday shoppers, but a disappointing profit forecast from Wal-Mart raised concerns about the vital fourth quarter. (Seth Wenig/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Federated Department Stores Inc.
, parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, on Thursday
reported a 3.4 percent rise in December sales at stores open at
least a year.</p><br clear=all>
View the entire article:
Federated December same-store sales up 3.4 pct (Reuters)