Aug 12, 2011

Area Retail sales Remain Strong in July, Experts SayBy Sarah EddingtonTheNewsStar.com

Monroe, LA – National retail sales for July rose the largest amount in four months, and local officials believe the trend is also true in Monroe.

Randy Barnett, manager of Pecanland Mall in Monroe, said figures for July won’t be complete until later this month, but that all signs indicate sales have been doing well this year.

“After talking with tenants, we feel really good about July and going into August. We had strong sales in June, and if we continue that trend, we will be up,” he said. “We feel very positive about the back to school and late summer selling period.”

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