Sentences with phrase «holiday retail sales numbers»
A former Fed chairman weighs in on the debate on a 2 percent inflation target, and holiday retail sales numbers are expected to be strong.
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Note: While we've listed the regular price for each item, you're likely to find some (if not all) of these gadgets on sale at a number of retailers during the holiday rush.
The National Retail Federation has estimated sales for the 2017 holiday season could increase between 3.6 % and 4 % versus 2016 sales — a solid number which is slightly above the post-crisis average of 3.4 %.
As things stand this year, a sizable number of consumers opted to let their computers do their holiday shopping, which has been pegged by the National Retail Federation at about 14 percent of all holiday sales in the US.
The January numbers follow 5.1 percent unadjusted year - over-year growth in holiday sales during November and December, according to the National Retail Federation.
«Retailers should expect holiday spending to be modestly stronger compared to last year barring any number of external events that could negatively impact sales such as poor weather or geopolitical events at home or abroad.»
Originally released last November, unconfirmed retail reports (from NPD data leakers and rumored sales numbers) would suggest that Dishonored 2 may have been lost in the holiday shuffle last year.
That's due to the looming «fiscal cliff», increased retail sales during the holidays, and higher - than - expected numbers of new - home construction across the country.
The unfavorable outlook on retail properties will likely get worse in early 2009, when the dismal holiday sales season is expected to bring about a dramatic number of new bankruptcies and store closings.