Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012

  • By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
    Associated Press
  • Wednesday, October 3th, 2012
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The National Retail Federation expects sales during the holiday shopping period to rise 4.1 percent this year, a slower pace than 2011. Shown above is a scene from a Best Buy store in Tennesee the day after Thanksgiving last year. (AP/Mark Humphrey/File)

The National Retail Federation expects sales during the holiday shopping period to rise 4.1 percent this year, a slower pace than 2011. Shown above is a scene from a Best Buy store in Tennesee the day after Thanksgiving last year. (AP/Mark Humphrey/File)