Holiday shopping is the last chance for many struggling stores – Chicago Tribune

Holiday shopping is the last chance for many struggling stores – Chicago Tribune

Still, the National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expects holiday sales to increase between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent compared to 2019, mostly due to strong sales at the big box stores. Those numbers, which exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, compare with last year’s gain of 4%.

Published at Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:37:00 +0000