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Hopes outran reality in the first leg of the holiday shopping season, according to November sales results reported by retail chains Thursday.
Retail Metrics reported that its same-store sales index, combining results from more than 60 retailers, posted an overall gain of 3.7% in November over the same month last year, which fell a bit short of the firm's expectations for a 3.9% increase.
Same-store sales, or comps, serve as a key measure of a retailer's performance, covering sales at locations that have been open for at least one year. ...
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