Word: marotta
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...chain-store sales over last year. The source of the spree became clearer with the release of the New York-based Conference Board's consumer confidence index for December. It showed nearly a 13-point increase, following an 11-point hop the month before. Says Redbook analyst Steve Marotta: "Consumers went from the ostentatious '80s, making sure that they had somebody's name on their pocketbook, to the '90s, when they pulled in the reins. Now what we are seeing is the result of pent-up demand...