Pre-Christmas confidence feeble
Consumers slightly more upbeat than in ’08 but still highly cautious
Posted: November 25, 2009 at 4:07 a.m.
Nicole Molavi of Sewell, N.J., checks out at a Wal-Mart in Deptford, N.J., earlier this month. The Conference Board said Tuesday that shoppers’ confidence in the economy improved slightly in November.
Retailers heading into the traditional start of Christmas shopping are facing consumers who are only a bit less gloomy than they were a year ago as they worry about a weak job market.
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Business, Pages 25 on 11/25/2009
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