KGMI News
by Tracy Ellis
BELLINGHAM, WASH. – It was a good shopping season for Whatcom County retailers.
Taxable retail sales were up nearly 8.5 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year earlier.
A further breakdown of the numbers shows that local stores alone saw a nearly 6.5 percent hike.
That’s despite a weak Canadian dollar that is keeping some people from making the trip down south.