Retail
September 17, 2020
The holiday shopping season could go in two directions. Image credit: Neiman Marcus
By Sarah Ramirez
Ecommerce sales will be the bright spot this holiday shopping season, as the overall health of retail sales in the United States will be dependent on consumer confidence, according to a new forecast.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d1e1dbc77ebf2c48d0bb95b119ebfed4","s":"250d83d61edcdd79"}
Share your thoughts. Click here