"Holiday sales during November and December jumped 5.5 percent compared with last year, according to the NRF.
Total sales rang in at $691.9 billion.
The strongest performers were retailers who sold building materials, furniture and electronics." https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/12/str...ssion-up-5-point-5-percent-topping-views.html
Cut business taxes, companies give more money back to their staff who spend it in shops.
