Deloitte’s Retail group expects holiday sales, excluding motor vehicles and gasoline, to increase 2.5 - 3.0 percent during the November-to-January period, less than last year’s 3.4 percent increase, and one of the smallest gains since 1991’s 2.0 percent uptick.
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_re...224142,00.html

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