Capturing Your Share of Rising Retail Sales
February 11th, 2010 admin
Almost lost in the steady drizzle of downbeat news about the economy is this piece of good news: retail sales are growing again. After declining 2.5 percent last year, the National Retail Federation forecasts retail sales will be up 2.5 percent in 2010, making up all of last year’s lost sales volume.
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