US retail sales unexpectedly rose for the second month in February, despite severe winter storms that hammered large regions of the country, official data showed Friday. The Commerce Department said that retail and food service sales increased 0.3 percent from January to 355.5 billion dollars, according to data unadjusted for price changes. The growth in retail sales surprised ...

US retail sales unexpectedly rose for the second month in February, despite severe winter storms that hammered large regions of the country, official data showed Friday. The Commerce Department said that retail and food service sales increased 0.3 percent from January to 355.5 billion dollars, according to data unadjusted for price changes. The growth in retail sales surprised ...