Despite disappointment last winter, greater Portland retailers are cautiously op

Authors

Terri Winter Messer
Sara Walbridge

Source

Biz

Date

12-1-1996

Pages

19, 23

Abstract

Despite disappointment last winter, greater Portland retailers are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming holiday shopping season. Nationwide, consumer confidence is increasing, and strong local sales earlier this year made retailers less dependent on the holiday season. Most Maine Mall retailers count on the holidays for 30-35 percent of their annual profit, and some Congress Street merchants depend on it for half their yearly sales. Related box lists all the businesses on upper Congress Street.

Subjects

Christmas, Downtown Portland, Shopping

Recommended Citation

Messer, Terri Winter and Walbridge, Sara, "Despite disappointment last winter, greater Portland retailers are cautiously op" (1996). Maine News Index – MaineBiz. 373.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_mainebiz/373