Mixed bag of Christmas sales expected
Signs point to bit of gain, though belts are tighter
Posted: October 23, 2011 at 4:12 a.m.
Colleen Munk of Grand Rapids, Mich., and her daughter Sophia, 4, look over toys Thursday at a Wal-Mart store in Fayetteville.
The nation’s retailers are heading into the biggest shopping season of the year with a wary eye on consumers struggling because of stagnant wages and high unemployment and underemployment.
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Business, Pages 71 on 10/23/2011
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