U.S. holiday retail sales growth weakest since 2008

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press In this Dec. 20 photo, a holiday shopper is reflected in a ornament hanging from a large Christmas tree at Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach, Calif. U.S. holiday retail sales this year are the weakest since 2008, after a shopping season disrupted by storms and rising ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. holiday retail sales this year grew at the weakest pace since 2008, when the nation was in a deep recession. In 2012, the shopping season was disrupted by bad weather and consumers’ rising uncertainty about the economy.

A report that tracks spending on popu...

Published: 12/26/2012