Survey says Malta Merchants thrilled with holiday sales

In December of last year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world’s largest retail trade association – declared the U.S. economy was headed into the right direction as the holiday season neared. According to an anonymous polling of Malta Merchants last week by the Phillips County News, NRF seemed to know what they were talking about.

A total of 10 different Malta stores owners were asked asked to answer the question “for the 2015 holiday shopping season were sales: below average, above average, good, really good or best year ever.”

Of the 10 business surveyed, none stat...