Holiday sales weakest since 2008

Holiday sales weakest since 2008

December 26, 2012 4:17 PM

Retail analysts say sales for the 2012 holiday season only went up .7 percent -- making it the worst season since 2008. Elaine Quijano reports on why shoppers were not in a spending mood.

Holiday retail sales fall short of high expectations
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