It’s just about shopping season! Last year, 19.2% of all retail sales were holiday sales – the stuff outside of food, gasoline, and other consumables that took place in the 28 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That’s a total of $597B. This year, there’s one more day in that period and retailers hope for a decent increase.
Will this be a good holiday season that finally shakes off the blues that have plagued retail for the last six years? We’re about to find out.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 