Strong Christmas sales predicted
September 20, 2017
Deloitte expects holiday sales to improve 4.5 percent this year with retail industry sales topping $1 trillion between November and January. The consulting firm expects e-commerce sales to increase between 18 and 21 percent, a larger gain than the 14.3 percent increase posted in 2016. Deloitte’s figures do not factor in potential hits retailers may take from heavy hurricane activity in southern states.
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