Merchants Make December Gains

摘要

While December same-store sales reports were a mixed assortment, there was a clear enough positive trend, as even the comp sales laggards last week announced outlooks at the high end of previous projections - and several chains even revised their forecasts upward.rnOverall, eight of the 13 major retailers tracked monthly by HTT showed positive comps. Among the 13, forecasts for Q4 and/or full year were increasedrnby four companies, while two others said they anticipated results at the higher end of previous assumptions.