KQED Nightly Business Report December 23, 2010
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone, my colleague tom hudson is off tonight. with just three more days until christmas, it looks like retailers are getting their holiday wish: shoppers spending money. consumers are spending at a more feverish pace this year. shopper trak says retail revenue was up 5.5% last weekend, that's compared to a drop of more than 6% last year. this is a crucial time for retailers, because it's traditionally when they do the bulk of the...