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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 26 > Holiday sales drop at least 5.5 percent

Holiday sales drop at least 5.5 percent


December 26, 2008

NEW YORK — It’s official: This was a rotten holiday season for retailers.

A weak economy and strong winter storms brought total retail sales down between 5.5 and 8 percent from a year ago, according to preliminary data from SpendingPulse.

Many economists have predicted this....

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