Retailers See Holiday Sales Jump

Wall Street Journal by Ann Zimmerman, Justin Lahart, Rachel Dodes | Dec. 28, 2010 (News Report)

American shoppers expanded their year-end purchases this holiday season by the biggest margin since the boom year of 2005, but retailers still face daunting challenges in the new year, from rising gasoline and cotton prices to an overabundance of stores. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Dec 27, 2010 - 11:57 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Dec 28, 2010 - 7:37 AM PST

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 by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 28, 2010

Fairly well contextualized numbers story. Pulls from an interesting mix of sources to test the pulse of the holiday economy.

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