Early holiday shopping has merchants optimistic - Democratic ...

Early holiday shopping has merchants optimistic. ... Centers -- which operates such malls as the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill., and the Stamford Town Center in Connecticut -- said a majority of its centers reported year-over-year sales increases Friday, with steady traffic into the evening hours. ... In this case, a mall owner is saying all is well, come shopping. Forgive me I withhold my cheering until after the downward-revised reports come out in a week or two. ...