ADVISORY/Holiday Demand Drives Up U.S. Retail Sales.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 TOPIC: Holiday shoppers spent generously on luxury gift items in December and pushed retail sales higher, Bloomberg Bloomberg A major global provider of 24-hour financial news and information including real-time and historic price data, financials data, trading news and analyst coverage, as well as general news and sports. reported today. Several major retailers surpassed forecasted sales for the month, and some experts predict company earnings will reflect this unexpected gain. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., which follows the retail industry, will reportedly announce December sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas later today. Gains were notable in jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , clothing and electronics. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Margaret Whitfield is managing director, Tucker Anthony Cleary Gull gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, and their tails are squared rather than forked. . Ms. Whitfield's coverage includes specialty retailing, toy and apparel companies. 212-225-8979 chris_williams@coltrin.com Douglas Raymond is president of the Retail Advertising & Marketing Association International. The Retail Advertising & Marketing Association (RAMA Rama, in the Bible Rama (rā`mə), variant of Ramah. Rama, in the Ramayana Rama, hero: see Ramayana. Rama Major Hindu deity. ) is an international trade association comprised of over 2,000 retail marketing and advertising executives. 513-231-5115 DRaym82088@aol.com jzmcbride@aol.com Paul Raffin is Executive VP for Merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. , Express, The Limited, Inc. and is an experienced leader in the retail industry. 614-415-7555 ahebron@limited.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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