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Major Retailers Report January Sales Figures

Columbus-based Limited Brands and Cincinnati-based Macy's are among the major retailers reporting strong January sales figures, as shoppers took advantage of clearance sales.Limited and Macy's are among 20 companies who say revenue at stores open at least a year - a key indicator of a retailer's health - rose an average of 5.1 percent, the highest increase since August 2012. Limited says same-store sales rose 9 percent in January. Macy's says sales rose by 11.7 percent.

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.