More shoppers spent more at the cash register
during the 2012 holiday season than they did the previous year, according to
ShopperTrak, the world's largest counter of retail foot traffic.
ShopperTrak estimates that during the holiday
shopping season of November and December 2012, national retail sales increased
2.5% and foot traffic also increased 2.5% when compared to the same two months
last year. ShopperTrak's initial data indicates that shoppers spent $248.8 billion during this period. The U.S. Department of Commerce will release its December GAFO sales numbers in February.
