It’s too soon to fully capture holiday retail sales through the end of the year. Meanwhile, Amazon touted strong sales on millions of Amazon Devices, and broad use of the company’s free holiday shipping perks. [How to get holiday shoppers into the mall — and keep them there]Amazon reported record-breaking sales of its own. Retailers know that to position themselves for strong sales, they have to meet customers wherever they’re looking to buy, Saunders said. November retail sales increased 5 percent over last year, according to NRF, putting holiday spending on track to meet the organization’s overall forecast.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2018 18:33 UTC