All signs are now pointing to Christmas:
Relatively stable regional and U.S. economies make most Denver-area retailers "cautiously optimistic" they will have strong sales this Christmas season.
Recent studies by retail trade and research groups show 2003 U.S. holiday sales should increase about 5 percent or 6 percent above last year's sales, and local retailers hope to follow that trend.
"The 2003 prime holiday shopping season will be relatively short as it was last year -- there are only four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, rather than the usual five -- but many retailers aren't concerned. They think consumers have gotten used to one less shopping weekend, and most Christmas shoppers still wait until right before Dec. 25 to buy presents anyway.
'No matter how much they want to promote shopping before then, the last two weekends before Christmas are the make-or-break time,' Black said."
Relatively stable regional and U.S. economies make most Denver-area retailers "cautiously optimistic" they will have strong sales this Christmas season.
Recent studies by retail trade and research groups show 2003 U.S. holiday sales should increase about 5 percent or 6 percent above last year's sales, and local retailers hope to follow that trend.
"The 2003 prime holiday shopping season will be relatively short as it was last year -- there are only four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, rather than the usual five -- but many retailers aren't concerned. They think consumers have gotten used to one less shopping weekend, and most Christmas shoppers still wait until right before Dec. 25 to buy presents anyway.
'No matter how much they want to promote shopping before then, the last two weekends before Christmas are the make-or-break time,' Black said."
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