Retailers Are Disappointed With Weak Holiday Sales

from National Public Radio

Holiday Sales rose by less than 1 percent from the year before, according to MasterCard's SpendingPulse unit. That's the slowest growth in spending since the 2008 recession. Even online sales — which posted double digit gains over the past few years — were lackluster this year.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, December 26, 2012