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Finally some good news for retailers after last year’s fiasco which saw many retail chains close their doors. This year’s holiday season was much better, even with what seemed to be light traffic. The retail industry was up 2.9% from last year, more on the strength of watching expenses and being more selective with inventory, [...]

Finally some good news as we get close to leaving 2009. Holiday sales were up 3.6% over last year, with a lot of those sales coming through online purchases. There was a major surge in purchases from Black Friday through December 24th, over 18% higher than last year, and it seems that after the holiday [...]