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Modest growth is likely in store for March retail sales

B y Mariya Pylayev Retail sales likely experienced a modest increase in March, following suit with recent slower-than-expected job growth. Retail sales are predicted to rise 0.3 percent, according to a Bloomberg survey of 71 economists. The forecast follows a 1.1 percent increase in February, when unseasonably warm weather lured shoppers out of their homes