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US retailers get late shopping surge, boosting holiday sales

Published Tue, Dec 29, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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A LATE surge in shopping and pent-up demand for women's clothing gave a boost to holiday sales, according to early spending figures.

US retail sales rose 7.9 per cent between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, excluding cars and petrol, with women's apparel and furniture seeing the biggest gains, according to figures from MasterCard Advisors. For all of November and December, sales were up 4.6 per cent - slightly better than expected.

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