Holiday sales projections are worsening

CHAMPAIGN – The outlook for retail spending this holiday season is getting worse, the president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association said.

A month ago, the association was projecting a 1.9 percent increase in holiday sales. But David Vite said Thursday the projection has since been revised to zero.

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