Retail Holiday Sales Improve Upon 2008 Disaster

Retail holiday sales improve upon 2008 disaster

MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers performed better during the key holiday shopping season this year after a historically dismal 2008, performing in line with dampened expectations, according to data released on Monday.

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