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    Lackluster Retail Sales Bring Little Holiday Cheer

    The numbers are in and retail sales this holiday season have increased a lackluster 2.4%, falling short of industry forecasts.  Shoppers aggressively pursued deep discounts, leading to a last minute surge in spending that saved the industry from negative results.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The numbers are in and retail sales this holiday season have increased a lackluster 2.4%, falling short of industry forecasts. Shoppers aggressively pursued deep discounts, leading to a last minute surge in spending that saved the industry from negative results. Kris Hudson of the Wall Street Journal says that electronics and e-commerce saved the day.

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      Lawrence O'Donnell

      MSNBC

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      Karen Radziner

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      Kris Hudson

      Staff Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Effectiveness of Our Charitable Giving
    1. 0:58Lackluster Retail Sales Bring Little Holiday CheerYou’re reading this
    2. 7:10What Happens to Our Charitable Contributions?
    3. 44:00Tiger Kills Visitor at San Francisco Zoo
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