U.S. retail industry sales seen up 2.5 percent for 2010

by admin on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales should rise 2.5 percent this year, signaling that store chains have made it through the worst of the downturn as improvements in the housing and job markets bolster shoppers’ confidence, a trade group forecast on Tuesday.