(Port Washington, NY) A just-released survey of consumer spending by leading market information company The NPD Group, Inc. reports 76 percent of consumers are "being careful" about spending on discretionary products and services.

(HOLLYWOOD, FL) Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month.

(White Plains, NY) SOURCES, a unique new tradeshow produced by George Little Management, LLC (GLM), will offer access to more than 400 producers of gifts, home furnishings, and handcrafted products from more than 26 countries, when it debuts Saturday, May 17 &endash; Monday May 19, 2003, in New York City.

(Paramus, NJ) Toys "R" Us, Inc. announced today results for its 2002 fiscal year and fourth quarter. Total sales were $11.3 billion for the year and $4.9 billion for the fourth quarter, up from $11.0 billion for the 2001 year and $4.8 billion for the fourth quarter of that year. Excluding the impact of currency translation, total sales increased 1% for the year and 2002 fourth quarter sales were in-line with 2001.

(New York) More than half of the companies within the apparel and home goods industries have failed to diversify their customer base in light of recent retail collapses, resulting in 20 percent or more of their business with just one customer, according to a joint survey on sales concentration levels by CIT Commercial Services, a unit of CIT Group Inc. and Home Furnishings News (HFN). Companies with high customer concentration levels are susceptible to severe financial loss if key customer(s) default on debt payments.