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Mastercard SpendingPulse: November holiday sales up 5.1%

by Anne D'Innocenzio
| December 3, 2020 4:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales rose 5.1% in November, as spending on home furnishings and consumer electronics helped offset a drop in sales of clothing and at department stores, a widely watched industry gauge shows.

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