E-tailing blasts off!
Despite everyone's best efforts, the fact remains that U.S. retail sales in 2004 weren't exactly scorching. True, the end-of-holiday shopping season posted a slight gain between 2.7% and 3.1%; but the toy industry didn't even score this middling advance for the year, and its sales are expected to finish roughly 5% below 2003's US$20.7-billion take.
February 1, 2005
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