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December Retail Sales Are Weaker Than Expected

Though December was weaker than expected, the overall holiday season was still relatively strong, analysts said.

 

Newsweek: The battle of the diva Christmas CDs

Newsweek: The battle of the diva Christmas CDs

Amid the deluge of holiday music that comes in November and December, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You and Susan Boyle’s The Gift are poised to make all those other seasonal crooners sound like off-key carolers.

 

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse

U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.

 

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