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Retailers Reporting Growth

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 13, 2013 at 7:12 AM EDT

Franklin County retailers are reporting steady growth so far this year. Retailers say growth is picking up where last year left off, with sales tax revenues on the rise and fewer vacant storefronts. But retailers report a decline in seasonal hiring because of the growth of electronic commerce.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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