Go Back to www.MerchandiserGroup.com
NEWS
Retail Sales Increase?
ANY INCREASE in retail sales “As we continue to see signs
in 2010 is welcome news, after of improvement throughout the
what the economy has been going U.S economy in 2010, overall
through. So it is good news that sentiment will begin to lift,
the National Retail Federation making way for slight increases
is projecting retail industry sales in consumer spending,” says
(excluding automobiles, gas NRF chief economist, Rosalind
stations, and restaurants) will Wells. “While we still expect
increase 2.5 percent from last shoppers to continue to be frugal
year. According to its bi-monthly with their discretionary spending,
Retail Sales Outlook, infl uential retailers will soon be able to reap
economic indicators such as the the benefi ts of leaner, smarter
housing market and employment inventories, and a year and a half
are beginning to show positive of pent up consumer demand.”
signs, which will bolster consumer Other positive economic
confi dence throughout the year. contributions will come from
Total industry retail sales for trade, especially strong exports,
2009 declined 2.5 percent.
continued on page 68
66 March 2010 www.MerchandiserGroup.com
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112