retail sales

CBS Saturday Morning: Holiday Retail Sales

There's evidence American consumers are very much in a buying mood. Adobe estimates shoppers spent as much as $9 billion on Black Friday. Consumers are also expected to show up for Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. I joined CBS Saturday Morning to look at what this spending could mean for the upcoming holiday season.

Retail Sales Surge

Retail sales increased by 1.7% last month, and an overall 16.3% compared to last year. I joined CBS Mornings to explain what's behind the increase and what it means for the upcoming holiday shopping season.

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Holiday Retail Sweepstakes

Holiday Retail Sweepstakes

And they’re off…with Halloween and the first snow on the East Coast behind us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday retail sweepstakes! With U.S. economic growth on the upswing and unemployment at a 49 year low, consumers may be in a jolly mood this season.