Look for an average year for holiday retail sales as Barron’s writes that “Santa looks likely to be generous this year, even as retail sales growth continues to decelerate from the pandemic era.” The National Retail Federation, quoted in Barron’s, “figures growth at 2.5% and 3.5% from last year or just shy of $1 trillion in holiday…
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