Tuesday, December 16, 2003
It all comes back to shopping, doesn't it?
With less than 10 days until Christmas, the capture of Saddam Hussein may be good news for retailers. After a couple of lack-luster holiday shopping seasons, retailers will take good news where they can get it.
News on 6 consumer reporter Rick Wells found one place in town where things may be changing for the better.
Tara Cone is the Marketing Director at the Promenade Mall. She says the attitude is more positive this year. "I think over the last couple of years everybody's been down with the war in Iraq and now this year things seem to be picking up."
And Sunday she says was a simply spectacular day. "I can't express it enough our gift certificate sales were through the roof." As you can see she's almost giddy about it. Nationally, analysts are more than ready to give much of the credit for a positive sale day.
It will be the end of the season before we know for sure, but retailers hope the bearded guy on the cover of the newspaper is just the Christmas gift their bottom line has been looking for.
Ugh.
posted by chris at 4:13 PM
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